Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee

Disgrace

J.M. Coetzee

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 smallholding. For a time, his daughter’s influence and the natural rhythms of the farm promise to harmonise 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 the fault-lines in their relationship.

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ISBN 9780099289524
Genre Award Winner; Fiction
Copyright Date 1999
Publication Date 06-Apr-00
Publisher Vintage (UK)
Format Trade Paperback
No. of Pages 224
Language English
Rating Great
Paper Type Electronic & Audio Format Available
Subject Fathers And Daughters; Political Correctness; South Africa; Teacher-student Relationships; Veterinarians
BookID 3135

Author: LFWBooks