About the book
The provocative Booker Prize winning novel from Nobel laureate, J.M. Coetzee
\"Compulsively readable... A novel that not only works its spell but makes it impossible for us to lay it aside once we've finished reading it.\" —The New Yorker
At fifty-two, Professor David Lurie is divorced, filled with desire, but lacking in passion. When an affair with a student leaves him jobless, shunned by friends, and ridiculed by his ex-wife, he retreats to his daughter Lucy's smallholding. David's visit becomes an extended stay as he attempts to find meaning in his one remaining relationship. Instead, an incident of unimaginable terror and violence forces father and daughter to confront their strained relationship and the equallity complicated racial complexities of the new South Africa.
2024 marks the 25th Anniversary of the publication of Disgrace
Editions of Disgrace
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780670887316
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140296402
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780143036371
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780143115281
- EBook
- ISBN 9781524705466
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781436228046
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781101194607
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780143143451
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The provocative Booker Prize winning novel from Nobel laureate, J.M. Coetzee
\"Compulsively readable... A novel that not only works its spell but makes it impossible for us to lay it aside once we've finished reading it.\" —The New Yorker
At fifty-two, Professor David Lurie is divorced, filled with desire, but lacking in passion. When an affair with a student leaves him jobless, shunned by friends, and ridiculed by his ex-wife, he retreats to his daughter Lucy's smallholding. David's visit becomes an extended stay as he attempts to find meaning in his one remaining relationship. Instead, an incident of unimaginable terror and violence forces father and daughter to confront their strained relationship and the equallity complicated racial complexities of the new South Africa.
2024 marks the 25th Anniversary of the publication of Disgrace
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What is Disgrace about?
The provocative Booker Prize winning novel from Nobel laureate, J.M. Coetzee
\"Compulsively readable... A novel that not only works its spell but makes it impossible for us to lay it aside once we've finished reading it.\" —The New Yorker
At fifty-two, Professor David Lurie is divorced, filled with desire, but lacking in passion. When an affair with a student leaves him jobless, shunned by friends, and ridiculed by his ex-wife, he retreats to his daughter Lucy's smallholding. David's visit becomes an extended stay as he attempts to find meaning in his one remaining relationship. Instead, an incident of unimaginable terror and violence forces father and daughter to confront their strained relationship and the equallity complicated racial complexities of the new South Africa.
2024 marks the 25th Anniversary of the publication of Disgrace
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Disgrace?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Disgrace?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780670887316
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Disgrace?
J. M. Coetzee
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Disgrace is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780670887316) and paperback(ISBN 9780140296402) and paperback(ISBN 9780143036371) and paperback(ISBN 9780143115281) and ebook(ISBN 9781524705466) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781436228046) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781101194607) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780143143451)
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