![]() ![]() A blind, incestuous pastor who manipulated Manie into giving him some of his land buries him in the Calvinist tradition. This is during the wild years of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the 1995 Rugby World Cup acts of faith, good and bad, all around. He is attempting to break a record for “dwelling among serpents” as a test of his faith in God to protect him from the Devil and to raise funds for a church. The death of the father, Manie, 10 years later is from a snake bite he gets as part of a stunt at his reptile park. Though her husband wants her buried on the farm, she asks to be placed in the Jewish cemetery, having reverted to her family’s faith after she fell ill. The mother, Rachel, dies of a disease that wastes her body, probably cancer – a long and terminal ailing that likely reflects the country’s sickness during apartheid. Congratulations to Damon Galgut, who is shortlisted for the #2021BookerPrize with ‘The Promise’ #BookerPrize #ThePromise /SRceIQ3bJg- The Booker Prizes SeptemIN SICKNESS AND IN DEATH ![]()
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