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July
2021
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13:41
Europe/London
Gary Younge made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Professor of Sociology, Gary Younge, has been named as one of 29 new Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature, the charity that represents the voice of literature in the UK.
Gary has been awarded his fellowship in recognition of his books: and .
Commenting on the fellowship, Gary said, ‘[Literature] gives us the chance of not just sympathy, but empathy and even – arguably – solidarity.’
Gary has recorded a in which he explains why he thinks literature matters and the possibilities that literature creates for readers.
The full list of 2021 Royal Society of Literature Fellows and Honorary Fellows can be found at .
The 29 Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature
The 29 Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature