David Lurie, middle-aged and twice divorced, is a scholar fallen into disgrace. After years teaching Romantic poetry at the Technical University of Cape Town, he has an impulsive affair with a student. The affair sours; he is deunced 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 an isolated smallholding owned by his daughter Lucy. For a time, his daughter's influence and the natural rhythms of the farm promise to harmonise his discordant life. He helps with the dogs in the kennels, takes produce to market, and assists with treating injured animals at a nearby refuge. 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 faultlines in their relationship. Chilling, uncompromising and unforgettable, Disgrace is a masterpiece.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Vintage Publishing, Harvill Secker
ISBN-10
1846553903
ISBN-13
9781846553905
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95861198
Product Key Features
Author
J. M. Coetzee
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Topic
General & Literary Fiction
Genre
General & Literary Fiction
Dimensions
Weight
532g
Height
240mm
Width
162mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
London
Spine
24mm
Author Biography
J.M. Coetzee's work includes Waiting for the Barbarians, Life & Times of Michael K, Boyhood, Youth, Disgrace, Summertime and The Childhood of Jesus. He was the first author to win the Booker Prize twice and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2003.