South African writer Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize for 'The Promise'

South African writer Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize for 'The Promise'

Damon Galgut had been British bookmakers' runaway favourite to win the 50,000-pound ($69,000) prize with his story of a troubled Afrikaner family and its broken promise to a Black employee, a tale that reflects bigger themes in South Africa's transition from apartheid.