Damon Galgut — The Promise

London, Chatto & Windus, 2021. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition, first impression of Damon Galgut's award-winning novel The Promise. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The winner of the 2021 Booker Prize, this novel was written by Damon Galgut, a South African novelist and playwright. This sweeping family saga spanning four decades is written in a modernist style, which has been compared to James Joyce's stream of consciousness. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition except for a couple of light bumps to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Small tear to the front of the dust wrapper, which is otherwise in lovely condition. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Near Fine.