{"id":60830,"date":"2021-11-06T07:02:23","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T07:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=60830"},"modified":"2022-09-13T11:48:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T06:18:24","slug":"damon-galgut-wins-2021-booker-prize-for-the-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/damon-galgut-wins-2021-booker-prize-for-the-promise\/","title":{"rendered":"Damon Galgut wins 2021 Booker Prize for \u201cThe Promise\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>South African writer Damon Galgut has been awarded the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for Fiction on November 3, 2021. 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