Name: disgrace
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Author: J. M. Coetzee
ISBN: 9780099289524

Type

Physical Book

Author

J. M. Coetzee

Publisher

arrow

Year

2000

Language

English

Pages

219

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780099289524

disgrace

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Synopsis "disgrace"

after years teaching romantic poetry at the technical university of cape town, david lurie, middle-aged and twice divorced, has an impulsive affair with a student. the affair sours; he is denounced and summoned before a committee of inquiry. willing to admit his guilt, but refusing to yield to pressure to repent publicly, he resigns and retreats to his daughter lucy`s isolated farm. for a time, his daughter`s influence and the natural rhythms of the farm promise to harmonize his discordant life. but the balance of power in the country is shifting. he and lucy become victims of a savage and disturbing attack which brings into relief all the faults in their relationship. chilling, uncompromising and unforgettable, disgrace is a masterpiece.

J. M. Coetzee

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John Maxwell Coetzee (Cape Town, 1940) is a South African writer naturalized Australian, known for his austere style and focus on themes such as power, identity, and ethics. He studied literature at the universities of Cape Town and Texas, and has been a professor at the University of Cape Town. In 2003, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature for his contribution to universal letters.

Among his most notable works are Life & Times of Michael K (1983), awarded the Booker Prize that same year, and Disgrace (1999), which also received the Booker Prize, making him the first author to win it twice. Other notable novels include Waiting for the Barbarians (1980), Foe (1986), and Elizabeth Costello (2003). His literary output includes novels, essays, and autobiographies.

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