South African author Damon Galgut wins the prestigious literary award at the third attempt.
South African author Damon Galgut has won the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction at the third attempt for his novel The Promise.
The Promise is his ninth novel and follows the decline of one South African family over four decades from the apartheid era to the present day."It combines an extraordinary story, rich themes and the history of the last 40 years of South Africa in an incredibly well-wrought package," she said. The title, The Promise, refers to a pledge that the white family's black maid would be given the house she inhabits and the land it stands on.The Promise by Damon Galgut is an excellent winner. In my view it is an outstanding book and it is hard to disagree with the critic who said: "This is so obviously one of the best novels of the year."
On the other hand, through the lens of this one family, The Promise also deftly tells the story of South Africa and its troubled transition from apartheid state to multi-racial democracy. So it is rich with layers and yet it is compact, with fewer than 300 pages.
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