Thursday, November 4, 2021

Other nominated books by Damon Galgut

 


Other nominated books by Damon Galgut

We arrived at a decision after a lot of discussion and arrived at a consensus around 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

— Maya Jasanoff, chair of the Booker Prize 2021 judges, announcing The Promise by Damon Galgut as the winner




The Good Doctor

Written by Damon Galgut

Shortlisted

The Man Booker Prize 2003
Published by Atlantic Books
Publication date
1 January 2003

Damon Galgut’s powerful tale of an unlikely friendship in an uneasy time, set in a dilapidated rural hospital in post-apartheid South Africa.

When Laurence Waters arrives at his rural hospital posting, Frank is instantly suspicious. Laurence is everything Frank is not - young, optimistic and full of new schemes. The two become uneasy friends, while the rest of the staff in the deserted hospital view Laurence with a mixture of awe and mistrust. The town beyond the hospital is also coping with new arrivals, and the return of old faces, in a world where the past is demanding restitution from the present.




In a Strange Room

Written by Damon Galgut

Shortlisted


The Man Booker Prize 2010
Published by Atlantic Books
1 April 2010

Publication date

Damon Galgut’s haunting evocation of one man’s search for love and a place to call home - a novel of longing and thwarted desire, rage and compassion.

There is a moment when any real journey begins. A young man makes three journeys that take him through Greece, India and Africa. He travels lightly, simply. To those who travel with him and who he meets on the way - including a handsome, enigmatic stranger, a group of careless backpackers and a woman on the edge - he is the Follower, the Lover and the Guardian. Yet, despite the man’s best intentions, each journey ends in disaster. Together, these journeys will change his life.


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