![The Good Doctor](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1435338950l/25800413._SX98_.jpg)
The story is told by Frank, a middle-aged, listless doctor who "had swallowed a lot of frustration over the years" and works in a hospital where there are few, if any, patients. It's set in a Homeland region of South Africa, described by Galgut in the Author's Note as "impoverished and underdeveloped [...] set aside by the apartheid government for the 'self-determination' of its various black 'nations'".