Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee - Paperback

Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee - Paperback Excellent used condition Genre: Literature Nobel prize, South Africa, contemporary, fiction Goodreads rating: 4/5 Coetzee is considered one of the greatest living writers in the English language. This book is a must read if you love literature Set in post-apartheid South Africa, J. M. Coetzee’s searing novel tells the story of David Lurie, a twice divorced, 52-year-old professor of communications and Romantic Poetry at Cape Technical University. Lurie believes he has created a comfortable, if somewhat passionless, life for himself. He lives within his financial and emotional means. Though his position at the university has been reduced, he teaches his classes dutifully; and while age has diminished his attractiveness, weekly visits to a prostitute satisfy his sexual needs. He considers himself happy. However, when Lurie seduces one of his students, he sets in motion a chain of events that will shatter his complacency and leave him utterly disgraced Ships same or next business day Bundle with other books/items from my closet for shipping savings