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“People Like Damian Will Shift Perceptions”
Journalist Saira Khan has written an opinion piece for the Daily Mirror that hinges on Damian Le Bas‘s The Stopping Places. The piece discusses prejudice, stereotyping and stigma against the UK’s...
A Glowing Review and a Long Read
Damian Le Bas‘s travelogue The Stopping Places has been reviewed in The Spectator. Read the full review here. An extract of the book has also been published in The Guardian as a “Long Read”...
The Stopping Places Out Now
Damian Le Bas‘s The Stopping Places is now available. Follow Damian on Twitter here. Buy a copy of the book here, or at your local bookshop by clicking the link to the right.
Damian Interviewed by The Guardian
Damian Le Bas has been interviewed by The Guardian‘s Patrick Barkham. Damian discussed topics like prejudices against Gypsies, his writing process, and questions of authenticity. Read the full interview here....
“Pure Delight”
Damian Le Bas‘s The Stopping Places has been reviewed by Jackie Annesley for The Sunday Times. “To read The Stopping Places is to better understand the curious history of the Roma and how...
Damian Le Bas, Andrew Marr and Arundathi Roy
Damian Le Bas will be speaking about his upcoming book The Stopping Places on Radio 4’s Start The Week. The show is presented by Andrew Marr. Damian’s fellow guests will be...
“Tenderness and Lyricism”
Forward Prize-winning poet Liz Berry has praised The Stopping Places by Damian Le Bas: “In The Stopping Places, Damian Le Bas takes us on a fascinating journey through Gypsy Britain. Full of spark, tenderness and...
“Beautiful, Important and Revelatory”
Writer Patrick Barkham has quoted for Damian Le Bas‘s upcoming travel memoir, The Stopping Places. “An illuminating journey into a British culture and landscape about which most of us know...
The Stopping Places is Book of the Week
Damian Le Bas‘s The Stopping Places will be Radio 4’s Book of the Week on publication. The book publishes on 7th June with Chatto & Windus. Congratulations to Damian. Stay tuned...
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