The Promise
Damon Galgut • Europa Editions • ISBN-13 978‑1609457440
The Promise
Damon Galgut • Europa Editions
ISBN-10: 1609457447 · ISBN-13: 978‑1609457440 · 2022
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Set against the backdrop of a changing South Africa, this novel chronicles the disintegration of the Swart family across four decades. Through the lens of a broken promise regarding a family farm, the narrative explores the intersection of personal grief and the broader political shifts of a nation in transition. Galgut employs a shifting, omniscient perspective to examine the weight of inheritance and the moral complexities of a fractured society.
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