FATHER MICHAEL'S LOTTERY
Johan Steyn
WINNER OF A 2009 NAUTILUS BOOK AWARD SILVER MEDAL FOR HUMANITARIAN FICTION
Father Michael's Lottery is a portrayal of the fight against AIDS as seen through the eyes of Dr. John Morgan, the leading doctor of a motley crew of surgeons and nurses in a fictional rural community hospital in southern Africa. Yet, his opponent is not only the disease itself: Morgan must also contend with the apathetic administrators, and in particular the pompous director of the hospital, Holmes, against whom he wages a relentless vendetta.
Reviews and Comments
"An important, must-read book."
Ian McEwan
Bestselling author of ATONEMENT, SATURDAY, ON CHESIL BEACH
"A fine debut novel, a startling and humane medical epic."
Publisher's Weekly
"Graham Greene doing episodes of M.A.S.H. It's unpardonably funny, which makes the pain all the more brutal."
Katherine Dunn
National Book Award finalist, GEEK LOVE
"Father Michael's Lottery is a novel filled with verve, humor, and, above all, a hope for Africa and those afflicted with AIDS."
Margaret Drabble
author of THE NEEDLE'S EYE and THE SEA LADY
"Moving, bleakly funny and life-affirming. A dispatch from the front line."
Justin Cartwright
author, The Song Before it Is Sung
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