Damon Galgut to meet Korean readers after winning Park Kyung-ni Award

South African author Damon Galgut will meet with Korean readers in Seoul for an event titled 2026 Conversations with World Writers. Financial News reported that the literary talk will take place on November 3 at 7 p.m. at Daesan Hall, located on the 23rd floor of the Kyobo Building in Gwanghwamun. The public talk was organized after Galgut was named the recipient of the 15th Park Kyung-ni Literary Award. [1]

The gathering is jointly organized by Kyobo Book Centre and the Daesan Foundation, according to Financial News. The session will explore the author's body of work and broader literary world following his recognition in South Korea. [1]

Galgut won the Booker Prize in 2021 for his novel The Promise. He was previously shortlisted for the award in 2003 and 2010. The prize is awarded annually for the best single work of sustained English fiction published in the United Kingdom or Ireland, with the winner receiving £50,000. [4][5]

Born in Pretoria, South Africa, Galgut was raised during the apartheid era. His literary work has achieved widespread global recognition, driving international interest in his fiction across multiple markets. [1][5][7]