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In a Strange Room is a 2010 novel by South African writer Damon Galgut. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2010, as well as for the Ondaatje Prize. Plot synopsis. The novel is divided into three sections, namely "The Follower", "The Lover" and "The Guardian".
- Damon Galgut
- 2010
Oct 13, 2010 · Together, these three journeys will change his whole life. A novel of longing and thwarted desire, rage and compassion, "In a Strange Room" is the hauntingly beautiful evocation of one man's search for love, and a place to call home. Show more.
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Nov 24, 2010 · An alienated traveler, wandering through a deserted landscape, forges a brief, doomed relationship with an inscrutable, black-clad stranger. The same traveler,...
- Adam Langer
Dec 10, 2020 · 1 volume ; 20 cm. A young man takes three journeys, through Greece, India and Africa. To those who travel with him and those he meets on the way he is the Follower, the Lover and the Guardian. Yet, despite the man's best intentions, each journey ends in disaster.
Oct 13, 2010 · Traversing the quiet of wilderness and the frenzy of border crossings, every new direction is tinged with surmounting mourning, as he is propelled toward a tragic conclusion. Shortlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize, In a Strange Room is a hauntingly beautiful evocation of life on the road.
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- Damon Galgut
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Oct 2, 2012 · A novel of longing and thwarted desire, rage and compassion, In a Strange Room is the hauntingly beautiful evocation of one man's search for love, and a...
Apr 1, 2010 · Written by Damon Galgut. Damon Galgut’s haunting evocation of one man’s search for love and a place to call home - a novel of longing and thwarted desire, rage and compassion. There is a moment when any real journey begins. A young man makes three journeys that take him through Greece, India and Africa. He travels lightly, simply.
