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Availability:In StockContributor:Damon GalgutPublish date:2021-04-06Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:Europa EditionsISBN-13:9781609456580ISBN-10:1609456580UPC:9781609456580Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Family Life, SagasBook Topic:SiblingsAward:2021 Man Booker Prize Winner - Novel AwardSize:8.50 x 5.90 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.8818Product ID:SCDVTW9V5K

WINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE


A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE


A modern family saga written in gorgeous prose by three-time 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 potential; 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--one 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.


"Simply: you must read it."--Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine

Language:EnglishPublisher:Europa EditionsISBN-13:9781609456580ISBN-10:1609456580UPC:9781609456580Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Family Life, SagasBook Topic:SiblingsAward:2021 Man Booker Prize Winner - Novel AwardSize:8.50 x 5.90 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.8818Product ID:SCDVTW9V5K

Damon Galgut was born in Pretoria. His 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 2021, Galgut won the Booker Prize for The Promise (Europa, 2021). In 2013, Galgut was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Cape Town, South Africa.


Publisher: Europa Editions

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🏆 2021 Man Booker Prize Winner - Novel Award

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