You are invited to an evening with 2021 Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut at The Book Lounge!

Galgut, who won the prestigious award for his novel The Promise, will be in conversation with Mervyn Sloman.

The Promise is the story of a family, but also of a country, over 40 years. In four parts, each one centred on a family funeral in a different decade, the family fights over a piece of land outside Pretoria. In the background, a different president is in power, and a different spirit hangs over the country. At the core of this mesmerising and at times darkly humorous novel is a deathbed promise by a mother that was never kept – a promise overheard by her young daughter Amor.

Event details

Date: Thursday 10 March 2022
Time: 17:30 for 18:00
Venue: The Book Lounge, Cape Town
RSVP: booklounge@gmail.com with proof of vaccination and a contact number.
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Please note:
Limited numbers (no walk-ins).
No food or drink will be served.

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We have some exciting news…

Penguin Random House and @book_lounge are delighted to invite you to an evening with 2021 Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut, author of THE PROMISE in conversation with Mervyn Sloman on Thursday, 10 March.

We hope to see you there! 😀 pic.twitter.com/NmQHX1qUw7

— @PenguinBooksSA (@PenguinBooksSA) February 16, 2022

Categories Fiction South Africa

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