Small Circle of Beings [electronic resource]
Damon Galgut2012
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Damon Galgut's first collection of stories transports us to 1980s South Africa
where politics begins at home.
An exquisite early work by the twice Man Booker-shortlisted Damon Galgut.
The family - that small circle of beings where love should flourish - can be an
arid and alienating territory where hatred and violence may ignite. The title
novella is set in a house far out of town, at the end of a dust road that rises
up into the mountains. The desperate bondage of family life is revealed to a
mother as she sits at her son's bedside where he lies sick, perhaps dying.
Galgut's understated prose unpicks the emotional paradoxes of family life with a
surprising, surreal twist.
In a world where some of the most intimate relationships are those between
strangers, Small Circle of Beings describes how children must learn to pull away
from their parents if they are to find their own way.
Main title:
Small Circle of Beings [electronic resource] / Damon Galgut
Author:
Damon Galgut, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Atlantic Books, 2012
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780857891754
Language:
English
BRN:
428519
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |