Book Summary of Disgrace
A
divorced, middle-aged English professor finds himself increasingly
unable to resist affairs with his female students. When discovered by
the college authorities, he is expected to apologise and repent in an
effort to save his job, but he refuses to become a scapegoat in what he
see as as a show trial designed to reinforce a stringent political
correctness. He preempts the authorities and leaves his job, and the
city, to spend time with his grown-up lesbian daughter on her remote
farm. Things between them are strained - there is much from the past
they need to reconcile - and the situation becomes critical when they
are the victims of a brutal and horrifying attack. In spectacularly
powerful and lucid prose, Coetzee uses all his formidable skills to
engage with a post-apartheid culture in unexpected and revealing ways.
This examination into the sexual and politcal lawlines of modern South
Africa as it tries desperately to start a fresh page in its history is
chilling, uncompromising and unforgettable.
About The Author
J.M. Coetzee's work includes Waiting For the Barbarians, Life & Times of Michael K, Boyhood, Youth, Disgrace and Diary of a Bad Year. He was the first author to win the Booker Prize twice and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2003.
About The Author
J.M. Coetzee's work includes Waiting For the Barbarians, Life & Times of Michael K, Boyhood, Youth, Disgrace and Diary of a Bad Year. He was the first author to win the Booker Prize twice and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2003.
Details of Book: Disgrace
| Book: | Disgrace |
| Author: | J. M. Coetzee |
| ISBN: | 0099284820 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780099284826,978-0099284826 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Publishing Date: | 2000 |
| Publisher: | Vintage |
| Edition: | New Ed |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Language: | English |
| Dimensions: | 7.01 x 4.37 x 0.79 inches |
| Format: | A |
| Weight: | 125 grams |
| Awards: | 1999 The Man Booker Prize Winner |
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