The Impostor
Published on 1. June 2008
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-84354-757-0 (ISBN)
Description
When Adam moves into an abandoned house on the dusty edge of town, he is hoping to recover from the loss of his job and his home in the city. But when he meets Canning - a shadowy figure from his childhooh - and Canning's enigmatic and beautiful wife, a sinister new chapter in his life begins. Canning has inherited a vast fortune and built for himself a giant folly in the veld, a magical place of fantasy and dreams that seduces Adam and transforms him absolutely, violently - and perhaps forever.
Damon Galgut's magnificent new novel evokes a hot and cruel and claustrophobic world, in which sex and death are never far from the surface. It is his most powerful and unforgettable novel yet.
Damon Galgut's magnificent new novel evokes a hot and cruel and claustrophobic world, in which sex and death are never far from the surface. It is his most powerful and unforgettable novel yet.
Reviews / Votes
"'the bold, fresh voice of South African fiction' (Observer) - since the Man-Booker-shortlisted Good Doctor. * 'A gripping tale of secrecy and obsession set in the African savannah.' Melissa Katsoulis, Sunday Telegraph 'A lovely, lethal, disturbing novel.' Christopher Hope, Guardian 'A gripping read, laced throughout with powerful emotional truth and Damon Galgut's extraordinary vision.' Julie Wheelwright, Independent 'Beautifully written, evoking mood and tension in precise and exhilarating storytelling.' Joan Bakewell, Books of the Year, Observer 'A latter day Heart of Darkness' Michael Arditti, Daily Mail"More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
445 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84354-757-0 (9781843547570)
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E-Book
03/2011
Atlantic Books
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Person
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 and The Good Doctor. The Good Doctor was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the Dublin/IMPAC Award. Damon Galgut lives in Cape Town.