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A novel in which, for decades, the Magistrate has run the affairs of a tiny frontier settlement, ignoring the impending war between the barbarians ...Show synopsisA novel in which, for decades, the Magistrate has run the affairs of a tiny frontier settlement, ignoring the impending war between the barbarians and the Empire, but a quixotic act of rebellion lands him in jail, branded an enemy of the state. From the author of DUSKLANDS.Hide synopsis
Waiting for the Barbarians (Penguin Books) – Trade paperback (2010)
by
J M Coetzee
Trade paperback, Penguin Books 2010
English
180 pages
ISBN: 0143116924 ISBN-13: 9780143116929
A modern classic, this early novel by Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee centers on the crisis of conscience and morality of the Magistrate-a loyal servant of the Empire working in a tiny frontier town, doing his best to ignore an inevitable war with the "barbarians." A modern classic, this early novel by Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee centers on the crisis of conscience and morality of the Magistrate-a loyal servant of the Empire working in a tiny frontier town, doing his best to ignore an inevitable war with the "barbarians."Hide
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The book engaged me with sensual and lively details and a precise plot. It made me feel as if I had been in the middle the of the grim scenes of imprisonment and torturing. And it is not that long! While I liked the book in general, I thought that there were some parts that felt a little too symbolic ...
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Politically inspired terror and extreme cruelty are mostly premised on fiction but a kind of fiction with no place for pitty and respect. This is a strange story, the wold of a aprawling Empire and its henchmen poised for a war we cannot understand (nor can they1) Gripping, written in the best English ...
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One can see why the Nobel Prize for Literature was bestowed on Coetzee?s when they read this novel. Even though this story was written over twenty years ago, the themes and narrative are most salient to today?s society. A flawed protagonist struggles in a ubiquitous empire confronting an equally ...
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This book was ordered for my daughter who was advised that this is a required text for 1st year english university students in Wellington, New Zealand. It is out of print and the availability through libraries is limited.
I can only speak to this book in terms of service provided. The book arrived 1 ...
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