The Beautiful Screaming of Pigs by Damon Galgut
An intense and sizzling novel seething with betrayal and political upheaval from the Booker Prize-winning author.
An astonishingly sensitive writer* Irish Times *
Engaging and enduring... devastating in the lucidity and austere assurance of its prose. * TLS *
A work whose psychological observation is as subtle as its political analysis. * The Times *
A beautifully written and thoughtful meditation on love, loss and longing. * Attitude *
Engaging and enduring... devastating in the lucidity and austere assurance of its prose. * TLS *
A work whose psychological observation is as subtle as its political analysis. * The Times *
A beautifully written and thoughtful meditation on love, loss and longing. * Attitude *
Damon Galgut was born in Pretoria in 1963. He wrote his first novel, A Sinless Season, when he was seventeen. His other books include Small Circle of Beings, The Beautiful Screaming of Pigs, The Quarry, The Good Doctor, The Impostor and In A Strange Room. The Good Doctor was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the Dublin/IMPAC Award, The Impostor was also shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and In a Strange Room was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. In 2021 The Promise won the Booker Prize. He lives in Cape Town.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781838958879 |
| ISBN 10 | 1838958878 |
| Title | The Beautiful Screaming of Pigs |
| Author | Damon Galgut |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2022-08-18 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for The Man Booker Prize 2013 (UK) |
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