Writing is very good for household tasks. Because you'd rather fix a dripping tap or paint an old wall - you'd rather do almost anything than sit and write. I have to reach a point of obsession in order to write, and so I find starting a book incredibly difficult. Damon Galgut bookdifficultdrip share on social
Rian Malan was one of the first younger writers to perceive and write about a darkness in the South African psyche that goes deeper than mere politics. To some extent, that's my territory, too. Damon Galgut africandarknessdeep Change image and share on social
Real obsession needs an unconscious motivation behind it. Damon Galgut motivationobsessionreal Change image and share on social
I first went to India because of my interest in yoga, hoping to go to the Iyengar Centre in Pune for a while. That didn't work out, but I ended up on a beach in Goa, writing. Damon Galgut beachcentreend Change image and share on social
I go for long walks in Newlands Forest in Cape Town, and I go to the Turkish baths on Sunday mornings. Damon Galgut bathcapeforest Change image and share on social
Almost overnight, white people have gone from being very powerful to potentially irrelevant. Their future in South Africa is not what many had envisaged, so it involves a lot of reinvention. Damon Galgut africaenvisagefuture Change image and share on social
I work by hand, with a fountain pen, in bound notebooks I buy in India. Damon Galgut bindbuyfountain Change image and share on social
I wrote large chunks of 'The Impostor' and 'The Good Doctor' on a beach in Goa. Damon Galgut beachchunkdoctor Change image and share on social
Stationery gets me excited because it has an individual character, unlike computers, which may be convenient but are generic and bland. Damon Galgut blandcharactercomputer Change image and share on social
I like to believe that if you pay close attention to the sentences as they unfold, they will draw you in rather than pushing you away. Damon Galgut attentionclosedraw Change image and share on social
