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The Promise by Damon Galgut

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The Promise (original 2021; edition 2022)

by Damon Galgut (Author)

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Amor Swart, daughter and main character

Manie Swart, father

Anton Swart, son

Astrid, daugther

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Pretoria, South Africa

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Epigraph

This morning I met a woman with a golden nose.
She was riding in a Cadillac with a monkey in her arms.
Her driver stopped and she asked me, "Are you Fellini?"
With this metallic voice she continued,
"Why is it that in your movies, there is not even one normal person?"

—FEDERICO FELLINI

Dedication

to Antonio and Petruchio
for all the agentry, cookery and travelry

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The moment the metal box speaks her name, Amor knows it's happened.

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Genres

General Fiction

Fiction and Literature

Melvil Decimal System (DDC)

823.92Literature › English › English fiction › Modern Period › 2000-

LC Classification

PR9369.G28Language and Literature › English › English Literature › English literature: Provincial, local, etc.

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