The Quarry - Softcover

Galgut, Damon.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843542943 ISBN 13: 9781843542940

Publisher: Atlantic, 2004

Synopsis

On a lonely stretch of road a nameless man commits a murder. The victim is a religious minister on his way to take up a post in a nearby town. The murderer decides to steal the dead man's identity only to discover that one of his first duties as the new minister is to bury a body that has just been found out near the quarry . . .Captain Mong, the head of the local police takes a close interest in the minister's work, although there is evidence linking young petty criminals to the crime. Mong knows it is the new minister who is guilty. But he bides his time, watching, listening, slowly circling his prey. Building to a climax that is almost too much to bear with the town's church ablaze, the Captain is compelled to pursue the murderer across the veldt, while his exhausted quarry struggles to make good his escape. In The Quarry, Galgut's tender prose combines with the power of myth to create devastating drama, alive with tension.

About this title

Review:

I liked this novel a lot. It has all the vigour and raw honesty of The Good Doctor. --Doris Lessing

Book Description:

A breathtaking parable of death and deception from the twice Booker-shortlisted author

About this edition

• Publisher: Atlantic
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1843542943
• ISBN 13: 9781843542940
• Binding: Paperback