Damian Le Bas (writer)

Damian Le Bas
Born	(1985-05-11) 11 May 1985 (age 39)
Language	English; Angloromani
Nationality	English
Alma mater	St John's College, Oxford
Notable works	The Stopping Places: A Journey Through Gypsy Britain
Relatives	Damian Le Bas Delaine Le Bas (parents)

Damian James Le Bas (born 11 May 1985) is a British writer and journalist from West Sussex in England best known for his book The Stopping Places: A Journey Through Gypsy Britain.

Life

Le Bas is the son of the artists Damian Le Bas and Delaine Le Bas. He grew up in Worthing, attending Christ's Hospital school and then reading Theology at St John's College, Oxford. His work as a journalist has included editorship of Travellers Times.[1]

In 2018 he presented the BBC documentary A Very British History: Romany Gypsies.[2]

In 2019, he was part of a panel discussion on the theme of Identity at the Alpine Fellowship.[3]

Bibliography

In 2018, Le Bas published The Stopping Places: A Journey Through Gypsy Britain, a mixture of memoir, travel writing and an exploration of Romani history in Britain.[4][5][6][7][8] In June 2018, the book was featured on BBC Radio 4 as book of the week.[9]

Before its publication, The Stopping Places won a 2016 Jerwood Award supporting authors writing their first major commissioned non-fiction work.[10]

References

1. "Damian Le Bas". Travellerstimes.org.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
2. "Damian Le Bas". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
3. "The Alpine Fellowship".
4. Adams, Tim (19 June 2018). "The Stopping Places by Damian Le Bas review – an illuminating history of Travellers". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
5. Stroud, Clover (1 July 2018). "The Stopping Places by Damian Le Bas, review: a stunning memoir of Gypsy life". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
6. Annesley, Jackie (3 June 2018). "Review: The Stopping Places: A Journey Through Gypsy Britain by Damian Le Bas — inside a world we never see". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
7. "Gypsy Britain: the community behind the media panic". Newstatesman.com. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
8. "Was there ever anything romantic about the Romany life? - The Spectator". Spectator.co.uk. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
9. "BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week, The Stopping Places, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
10. "Royal Society of Literature » RSL Jerwood Awards". Rsliterature.org. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2018.