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 farm. For a time, his daughter's influence and the natural rhythms of the farm promise to harmonize 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 all the faults in their relationship. Chilling, uncompromising and unforgettable, Disgrace is a masterpiece.From the Trade Paperback edition.
What's Bookie?
- Free delivery in Germany.
- Find your perfect next read.
- Track to motivate you to read more.
- Connect with people like you.
Disgrace
By 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 farm. For a time, his daughter's influence and the natural rhythms of the farm promise to harmonize 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 all the faults in their relationship. Chilling, uncompromising and unforgettable, Disgrace is a masterpiece.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Popular Reviews(3)
Reviewed by Eni"Disgrace" is a multilayed story with interesting characters. You get a peak into modern day South Africa and the tension within a still fundamentally iniquitous post-apartheid state. Eventhough it is mostly troubeling to follow David's character (through a third person narrator), it is also an insight into a narcissistic, superficial, intellectual, midle-aged men who has a very selective moral compass, I have not experienced before. Coetzee accomplishes the portrait of a complex psyche in a wonderfully authentic way. In contrast to David, who judges everybody he meets, the novel lets the reader sit with the characters and lets her decide for herself.
Reviewed by coffeedate.with.meI really didn't like any of the characters, however I did appreciate the realness
Reviewed by Rohit NairI'm almost sure the next time I read it, it will be 5-stars.