Wan
by Dawn Promislow
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The story of a privileged South African woman, an artist, who unravels after an anti-apartheid activist, who is in hiding, moves into her garden house.
An intelligent and compelling story that raises questions about betrayal and complicity, written in a distinct and mesmerizing prose.
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“Wan is a masterpiece. This beautiful, painterly, sublime, and sonically exquisite novel by Dawn Promislow is a work of utter genius.”
—Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, author of All the Broken Things
“A very still but articulate woman speaks with great precision about her privileged life in apartheid South Africa. But the stillness is an illusion. Beneath her calm voice, political pressure is building and sexual tension is rising. The atmosphere in this deceptively simple but powerful novel is the literary equivalent of the highly charged atmosphere you feel before a major storm. I couldn't put this book down.”
– Antanas Sileika, author of Provisionally Yours
Author Biography
Dawn grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa, and now lives in Toronto, Canada. Her first collection Jewels and Other Stories was long-listed for the 2011 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, and named one of the eight best fiction debuts of 2011 by The Globe and Mail.
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- Publisher Freehand Books
- Publication Date April 2022
- Publication Country or regionCanada
- FormatPaperback
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2022
- Biblio NotesCover to come; Manuscript available upon request
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