WINNER OF THE 2021 Booker Prize There is nothing unusual or remarkable about the Swart family, oh no, they resemble the family from the next farm and the one beyond that, just an ordinary bunch of white South Africans, and if you don't believe it then listen to us speak ... The many voices of The Promise tell a story in four snapshots, each one centered on a family funeral, each one happening in a different decade. In the background, a different president is in power, and a different spirit hangs over the country, while in ...
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WINNER OF THE 2021 Booker Prize There is nothing unusual or remarkable about the Swart family, oh no, they resemble the family from the next farm and the one beyond that, just an ordinary bunch of white South Africans, and if you don't believe it then listen to us speak ... The many voices of The Promise tell a story in four snapshots, each one centered on a family funeral, each one happening in a different decade. In the background, a different president is in power, and a different spirit hangs over the country, while in the foreground the family fights over what they call their farm, on a worthless piece of land outside Pretoria. Over large jumps in time, people get older, faces and laws and lives all change, while a brother and sister circle around a promise made long ago, and never kept ...
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Add this copy of The Promise to cart. $20.00, like new condition, Sold by The Hermitage Bookshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Denver, CO, UNITED STATES, published 2021 by Europa Editions.
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Not Stated. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. An excellent first edition, first impression of Damon Galgut's award-winning novel The Promise. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The winner of the 2021 Booker Prize, this novel was written by Damon Galgut, a South African novelist and playwright. This sweeping family saga spanning four decades is written in a modernist style, which has been compared to James Joyce's stream of consciousness. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition except for a couple of light bumps to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Small tear to the front of the dust wrapper, which is otherwise in lovely condition. Near Fine.
Add this copy of The Promise to cart. $62.00, like new condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 2021 by Umuzi.
Add this copy of The Promise to cart. $62.00, very good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 2022 by Umuzi.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Size: 0x0x0; The wraps are tidy with little shelf rub. Binding is excellent. Gift inscription from a previous owner on the inside of the front wrap. The balance of the pages are crisp and clean with no other inscriptions or annotations. r*04/09/2023. JHK.
Add this copy of The Promise to cart. $192.00, very good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 2021 by Umuzi.
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Very Good. Size: 0x0x0; First edition, first printing, 2021. Publication of 243 pages. The wraps are a touch shelf rubbed and there is a slight crease on the rear cover. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK.
Add this copy of The Promise to cart. $222.00, very good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 2021 by Umazi an imprint of Penguin Random House South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
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Very Good. Size: 0x0x0; True First edition. Publication of 242 pages. The wraps are in near fine condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK.
Add this copy of The Promise >>>> a Superb Signed, Dated & Located South to cart. $628.90, very good condition, Sold by Zeitgeist Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Twickenham, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2021 by Umuzi.
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Near Fine. 1st Printing. A near fine South African first edition, first printing paperback original (slight bump to head of spine)-All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days)-SIGNED, DATED & LOCATED BY THE AUTHOR-Pictures available upon request.
