Disgrace
by J. M. Coetzee
Taste attributes: dramapoliticalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentarycomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeUnsavoury and small-scale: a heavy novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.7 / 5
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About This Book
At fifty-two, Professor David Lurie is divorced, filled with desire, but lacking in passion. An affair with one of his students leaves him jobless, shunned by his friends, and ridiculed by his ex-wife. He retreats to his daughter Lucy's isolated smallholding, where a brief visit becomes an extended stay as he tries to find meaning from the one remaining relationship.
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- Author
- J. M. Coetzee
- Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 252
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- Open Library
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