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Set against the backdrop of South Africa’s political transition, this novel relishes in bitter satire as it tells the story of the white Swart family, who once promised their longtime servant, a black woman, a house and land of her own. Awarded the 2021 Booker Prize, »It’s all in here: fate, death, loss, right down to a kind of catharsis at the end that leaves a spark of hope« [DLF Kultur].
Moderation: Anne-Dore Krohn
Speaker: Frank Arnold
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Vor dem Hintergrund von Südafrikas politischem Wandel erzählt der Roman mit Lust an der bitteren Satire von der ›weißen‹ Familie Swart, die ihrer langjährigen Bediensteten, einer Schwarzen Frau, einst ein eigenes Haus und Land versprochen hat. Ausgezeichnet mit dem Booker Prize 2021. »Hier steckt alles drin: Schicksal, Tod, Verlust bis hin zu einer Art Katharsis am Schluss, die einen Funken Hoffnung lässt« [DLF Kultur].
Moderation: Anne-Dore Krohn
Sprecher: Frank Arnold
Übersetzung: Thomas Mohr
Purchase the book via: kulturkaufhaus.de/de/detail/ISBN-9783630877075/Galgut-Damon/Das-Versprechen?wt_mc=koop.ma_product.yt.ilb2022.
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Set against the backdrop of South Africa’s political transition, this novel relishes in bitter satire as it tells the story of the white Swart family, who once promised their longtime servant, a black woman, a house and land of her own. Awarded the 2021 Booker Prize, »It’s all in here: fate, death, loss, right down to a kind of catharsis at the end that leaves a spark of hope« [DLF Kultur].
Moderation: Anne-Dore Krohn
Speaker: Frank Arnold
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Vor dem Hintergrund von Südafrikas politischem Wandel erzählt der Roman mit Lust an der bitteren Satire von der ›weißen‹ Familie Swart, die ihrer langjährigen Bediensteten, einer Schwarzen Frau, einst ein eigenes Haus und Land versprochen hat. Ausgezeichnet mit dem Booker Prize 2021. »Hier steckt alles drin: Schicksal, Tod, Verlust bis hin zu einer Art Katharsis am Schluss, die einen Funken Hoffnung lässt« [DLF Kultur].
Moderation: Anne-Dore Krohn
Sprecher: Frank Arnold
Übersetzung: Thomas Mohr
Purchase the book via: kulturkaufhaus.de/de/detail/ISBN-9783630877075/Galgut-Damon/Das-Versprechen?wt_mc=koop.ma_product.yt.ilb2022.
STAY TUNED
Website: literaturfestival.com
Instagram: instagram.com/ilb_festival
Facebook: facebook.com/internationalesliteraturfestivalberlin
Twitter: twitter.com/ilb_festival
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/internationales-literaturfestival-berlin
Newsletter: civicrm.literaturfestival.com/newsletteranmeldung
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