The Promise

The Promise
Damon Galgut
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Paperback
h198 x 128mm - 304pg
3 Mar 2022 UK
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9781529113877
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A modern saga that could only have come from South Africa, written in gorgeous prose by the Booker Prize-shortlisted author Damon Galgut. Haunted by an unmet promise, the Swart family loses touch after the death of their matriarch. Adrift, the lives of the three siblings move separately through the uncharted waters of South Africa; Anton, the golden boy who bitterly resents his life' s unfulfilled promises; Astrid, whose beauty is her power; and the youngest, Amor, whose life is shaped by a nebulous feeling of guilt. Reunited by four funerals over three decades, the dwindling family reflects the atmosphere of its country -- an atmosphere of resentment, renewal, and--ultimately--hope. The Promise is an epic drama that unfurls against the unrelenting march of national history, sure to please current fans and attract many new ones. "Galgut will be seen as one of the great literary triumphs of South Africa' s transition [ . . . ] in every way the equal of J. M. Coetzee. "--Rian Malan, author of My Traitor' s Heart
PRAISE FOR DAMON GALGUTFor In a Strange Room"Written in spare, controlled prose, Damon Galgut' s writing has a powerful cumulative effect that is on one level hard and comfortless, yet somehow also tender and humane. "--The New York Times"It' s no wonder that the South African novelist Damon Galgut has won a place on the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize. . . a gripping read, laced throughout with powerful emotional truth and Damon Galgut' s extraordinary vision. "--The Independent"Galgut spares no details and his prose, suspended between horror and comedy, is almost unbearably powerful. "--The GuardianFor The Good Doctor"In spare, declarative prose, Galgut spins a brisk and bracing story. "--The New Yorker"Like Graham Greene' s work, this quiet, affecting novel will attract those haunted by the shadow of colonialism. "--Publishers Weekly "If there is a posterity, Galgut will be seen as one of the great literary triumphs of South Africa' s transition. . . in every way the equal of J. M. Coetzee"--Rian Malan, author of My Traitor' s Heart
Damon Galgut' s 2003 novel The Good Doctor won the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Africa Region) and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. In a Strange Room (Europa, 2010) was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. In 2013, Galgut was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Cape Town, South Africa.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781529113877
Published: 3 Mar 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 128mm
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 219g
Pages: 304

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