Damian Barr
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Damian Barr

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Thanks for visiting! I'm a writer and broadcaster. You're here for the books, so let me tell you about them. 'You Will Be Safe Here' is my first novel - a Guardian, Observer and NPR pick for 2019 and Radio 4 Book at Bedtime. It's set in South Africa in 1900 and now. It's all about mothers and sons and how history repeats itself if we keep it hidden. More than anything it's about hope. The Irish Times, says: 'A story so powerful it’s a useful reminder of how fiction can illuminate the indignities visited upon those the world has mistreated then forgotten.' 'Maggie & Me' is my memoir of surviving small-town Scotland in the Thatcher years. It won Sunday Times Memoir of the Year: "Full to the brim with poignancy, humour, brutality." BBC Radio 4 made it Book of the Week. Stonewall named me Writer of the Year. Soon it's going to be a play! I have stories in: Speak My Language, Common People, Others, Out There & Imagine a Country. I host The Big Scottish Book Club on BBC iPlayer. From 2008 to 2023, I interviewed some of the world's best writers at my Literary Salon - listen to the free podcast with over 250 writers at www.theliterarysalon.co.uk Coming soon: a new novel and a new memoir, published by Canongate Books. www.damianbarr.com Twitter @damian_barr Insta @mrdamianbarr
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