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| Author | Natasha Soobramanien, Luke Williams |
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Publication date | May 25, 2022 |
| ISBN | 9781635901627 |
Diego Garcia is a novel by Natasha Soobramanien and Luke Williams, published in 2022 by Fitzcarraldo Editions, which won the Goldsmiths Prize in that year. [1] [2] [3] It is the first collaborative novel to win the Goldsmiths Prize. [4]
Tom Gatti of New Statesman wrote that "Political narratives are questioned, social structures reimagined and, in this exhilarating, generous novel, the act of storytelling is made new". [5] The book has been reviewed in The Guardian , [6] Buzz Magazine , [7] The Times Literary Supplement , [8] 3:AM Magazine . [9]
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