south africa novelist has won the book a prize for the best english novel is the promise by dan john damon gal guy who wrote his 1st novel at the age of 17, has been nominated 3 times for the world, but he finally to accompany prestigious prize for his novel, the promise, cutting depiction of a white family in post apartheid south africa. ah, to have a quick check of the headlines here and al jazeera talks to revive the 2015 iran nuclear de la shuttle to resume at the end of november in direct negotiation. stole in june off to iran held elections. but the announcement of more talks happened hours after iran reported a naval incident in the gulf of oman. it accused the united states of trying to capture tanka carrying its oil. the u. s. denies the claim.