01452cam a2200229 i 450000500170000000800410001702000180005802000150007603500130009103500220010404000380012608200250016410000190018924500330020826000400024130000230028152007950030465000230109965000230112265100240114565100530116920260225123623.0230222t20212021nyu           000 1 eng d  a9781529113877  a1609456580  a22982625  a(OCoLC)1196838941  aBD-DhBPAbBD-DhBPAcBD-DhBPAerda04a823.92223bGAP 20211 aGalgut, Damon,14aThe promise /cDamon Galgut.  aLondon :bVintage Publishing,c2021  a293 pages ;c23 cm  a"A modern saga that could only have come from South Africa, written in gorgeous prose by the Booker Prize-shortlisted author Damon Galgut. 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'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 - an atmosphere of resentment, renewal, and - ultimately - hope. The Promise is an epic drama that unfurls against the unrelenting march of national history ..." 0aFamiliesvFiction. 0aSiblingsvFiction. 7aSouth Africa.2fast 7aSouth AfricaxSocial conditionsvFiction.2sears