Books by Damon Galgut (5)
1.
El Buen doctor by Damon Galgut ES
Country: Africa / 
South Africa
South Africa
Description:
Frank Eloff trabaja, desde hace siete años, como médico un hospital semiabandonado, en un pueblo fantasma, en un lugar remoto del país. Allí eligió esconderse después de una dolorosa separación.
En el hospital trabaja y convive desde su llegada con los mismos compañeros, en un clima de desidia y resignación en el cual no se siente incómodo.
Pero un día llega un joven médico, Laurence Waters, y provocará el efecto de una piedra que cae en el agua serena, e inicia un proceso de consecuencias imprevisible... continue
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Country: Africa / South Africa
South Africa
Description:
The Swarts are a white family who have lived for generations on a farm outside Pretoria, South Africa. After the death of the mother, all the members gather for the funeral at the family home. Amor and Anton, two of her children, reject what the family represents and do not forget the promise that their father made to their mother shortly before he died: that Salome, the black woman who has been working for them all her life and who took care of him in his last days, she could keep the small house in which she has lived for years. But time is passing and the promise is not fulfilled. The narra... continue
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The Good Doctor by Damon Galgut EN
Country: Africa / South Africa
South Africa
Description:
When Laurence Waters arrives at his post in a rural hospital in new South Africa, and convinces Dr. Ruth Ngema, head of the hospital, to set up clinics in the villages, the crime and corruption that follow put everyone involved in danger.
5.
The Promise by Damon Galgut EN
Country: Africa / South Africa
South Africa
Description:
WINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE On her deathbed, Rachel Swart makes a promise to Salome, the family's Black maid. This promise will divide the family--especially her children: Anton, the golden boy; Astrid, whose beauty is her power; and the youngest, Amor, whose life is shaped by feelings of guilt. Reunited by four funerals over thirty years, the dwindling Swart family remains haunted by the unmet promise, just as their country is haunted by its own failures. The Promise is an epic South African drama that unfurls against the unrelenting march of history, sure... continue