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Disgrace

byJ. M. Coetzee

Who is this book for? Readers interested in complex character studies and social issues in contemporary literature.

Topics Fathers and daughtersTeacher-student relationshipsSouth africaRapeFamily relationshipsIsolationRedemptionIdentity crisisMoralityBetrayalIdentityPowerSurvivalFamilyJustice
MoodMelancholic, Reflective
RomanceMinor Subplot
ViolenceModerate
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes
In a novel set in post-apartheid South Africa, a fifty-two-year-old college professor who has lost his job for sleeping with a student tries to relate to his daughter, Lucy, who works with an ambitious African farmer.

Language

en

Published on

06/09/2005

Pages

220

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780143036371

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