Disgrace

English

ISBN: 0099289520

EAN: 9780099289524

Category: Fiction / Literary

Publisher: Random House

Release Date: 05/30/2011

Synopsis: 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 Lucys isolated farm. For a time, his daughters 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.

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Disgrace

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Format: Paperback

Height: 0.55 inches

Width: 5.01 inches

Length: 7.78 inches

Weight: 5.43 oz

Pages: 220