The Resource The promise, Damon Galgut
The promise, Damon Galgut
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The item The promise, Damon Galgut represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Thunder Bay Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
Resource Information
The item The promise, Damon Galgut represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Thunder Bay Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
- Summary
- Haunted by an unmet promise, the Swart family loses touch after the death of their matriarch. Adrift, the lives of the three siblings move separately through the uncharted waters of South Africa; Anton, the golden boy who bitterly resents his life{u2019}s unfulfilled promises; Astrid, whose beauty is her power; and the youngest, Amor, whose life is shaped by a nebulous feeling of guilt. Reunited by four funerals over three decades, the dwindling family reflects the atmosphere of its country {u2014} an atmosphere of resentment, renewal, and{u2014}ultimately{u2014}hope. The Promise is an epic drama that unfurls against the unrelenting march of national history, sure to please current fans and attract many new ones
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 269 pages
- Isbn
- 9781609456580
- Label
- The promise
- Title
- The promise
- Statement of responsibility
- Damon Galgut
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Haunted by an unmet promise, the Swart family loses touch after the death of their matriarch. Adrift, the lives of the three siblings move separately through the uncharted waters of South Africa; Anton, the golden boy who bitterly resents his life{u2019}s unfulfilled promises; Astrid, whose beauty is her power; and the youngest, Amor, whose life is shaped by a nebulous feeling of guilt. Reunited by four funerals over three decades, the dwindling family reflects the atmosphere of its country {u2014} an atmosphere of resentment, renewal, and{u2014}ultimately{u2014}hope. The Promise is an epic drama that unfurls against the unrelenting march of national history, sure to please current fans and attract many new ones
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1963-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Galgut, Damon
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- novels
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Families
- Brothers and sisters
- Interpersonal relations
- Funeral rites and ceremonies
- South Africa
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The promise, Damon Galgut
- Control code
- on1196838941
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 269 pages
- Isbn
- 9781609456580
- Label
- The promise, Damon Galgut
- Control code
- on1196838941
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 269 pages
- Isbn
- 9781609456580
Library Locations
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Brodie Resource LibraryBorrow it216 S. Brodie St, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 1C2, CA48.381806 -89.246333
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Mary J. L. Black BranchBorrow it901 S. Edward St, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 6R2, CA48.371764 -89.278579
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Waverley Resource LibraryBorrow it285 Red River Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 1A9, CA48.436426 -89.223125
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