2008 The Imposter

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First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed, With Dustwrapper

The signed first edition of The Imposter, a gripping novel written by South African author Damon Galgut. Published in 2008 by Penguin.

In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Author's signature on title page.

Set in a rural community of post-apartheid South Africa, focuses on a timid man who moves from the city in the hope of writing poetry. What follows is a gripping drama which merges crime, thriller and parable into one work. The book was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Best Book Award, Africa Region) and Galgut would later win the 2021 booker prize for his novel The Promise.