Disgrace

作者 J. M. Coetzee著
出版社 Penguin
出版时间 2000年4月
ISBN 9780099284826
定价 82.90

内容简介

Adivorced,middle-agedEnglishprofessorfindshimselfincreasinglyunabletoresistaffairswithhisfemalestudents.Whendiscoveredbythecollegeauthorities,heisexpectedtoapologiseandrepentinanefforttosavehisjob,butherefusestobecomeascapegoatinwhatheseeasasashowtrialdesignedtoreinforceastringentpoliticalcorrectness.Hepreemptstheauthoritiesandleaveshisjob,andthecity,tospendtimewithhisgrown-uplesbiandaughteronherremotefarm.Thingsbetweenthemarestrained-thereismuchfromthepasttheyneedtoreconcile-andthesituationbecomescriticalwhentheyarethevictimsofabrutalandhorrifyingattack.Inspectacularlypowerfulandlucidprose,Coetzeeusesallhisformidableskillstoengagewithapost-apartheidcultureinunexpectedandrevealingways.ThisexaminationintothesexualandpoliitcallawlinesofmodernSouthAfricaasittriesdesperatelytostartafreshpageinitshistoryischilling,uncompromisingandunforgettable.

作者简介

JMCoetzee'sworkincludesWaitingForTheBarbarians,Life&TimesofMichaelK,Boyhood:ScenesFromProvincialLife,Youth,ElizabethCostello,SlowManand,mostrecently,DiaryofABadYear.HewasthefirstauthortowintheBookerPrizetwiceandwasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein2003.

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