Galgut follows in the footsteps of previous South African winners Nadine Gordimer (1974) and J. No One Is Talking About This by Patricia LockwoodĬhair of the judging panel Maya Jasanoff described The Promise as 'a book that is a real master of form, and pushes the form in new ways, that has an incredible originality and fluidity of voice - and a book that's really dense with historical and metaphorical significance'.

The 57-year-old, who has been shortlisted twice previously, won the 50,000-pound ($91,783) prize against a shortlist that included Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers (Bewilderment The Overstory), and which was notably young - with four of the six authors 40 years old or younger. Compare Standard and Premium Digital here.Īny changes made can be done at any time and will become effective at the end of the trial period, allowing you to retain full access for 4 weeks, even if you downgrade or cancel.South African novelist and playwright Damon Galgut has won the Booker Prize for his novel The Promise, a multi-generational, multi-voice saga set in Pretoria, that starts in 1986 with a promise made by a white South African family to their black housekeeper - and follows the fallout of this moment across 40 years. You may also opt to downgrade to Standard Digital, a robust journalistic offering that fulfils many user’s needs.

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