Waiting for the Barbarians, J M Coetzee (University of Cape Town) (9781613834695) — Readings Books
 
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Waiting for the Barbarians

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A modern classic by Nobel Laureate J.M. Coetzee
Waiting for the Barbarians centers on the crisis of the conscience 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. After he witnesses the cruel and unjust treatment of prisoners of war, he reconsiders his role in the regime and carries out a quixotic act of rebellion.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Perfection Learning
Country
United States
Date
29 June 2010
Pages
180
ISBN
9781613834695

A modern classic by Nobel Laureate J.M. Coetzee
Waiting for the Barbarians centers on the crisis of the conscience 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. After he witnesses the cruel and unjust treatment of prisoners of war, he reconsiders his role in the regime and carries out a quixotic act of rebellion.

The Good Story by J.M. Coetzee and Arabella Kurtz is coming from Viking Books onSeptember 29, 2015

Read More
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Perfection Learning
Country
United States
Date
29 June 2010
Pages
180
ISBN
9781613834695