Damon Galgut

Books on prize lists

• The Promise

  Written in English

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  Booker 2021 · ★ Winner

  The Promise

  The Promise

  Damon Galgut · 58 when first published

  Novel · Family, Politics

  AIAI-generated summary:On a farm outside Pretoria, a white South African family gathers for the mother's funeral, divided by her deathbed pledge of a house and land to Salome, the Black servant who has spent her life working for them.

• In a Strange Room

  Written in English

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  Booker 2010 · Shortlist

  In a Strange Room

  In a Strange Room

  Damon Galgut · 47 when first published

  Novel

  AIAI-generated summary:A young man travelling light makes three journeys, through Greece, India and Africa, and to the people he meets along the way he becomes in turn the Follower, the Lover and the Guardian.

• The Good Doctor

  Written in English

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  Booker 2003 · Shortlist

  The Good Doctor

  The Good Doctor

  Damon Galgut · 40 when first published

  Novel · 215 pages · Politics

  AIAI-generated summary:At an almost empty country hospital in South Africa after apartheid, a jaded doctor is made to room with an eager young recruit determined to take medicine out to the villages.