Disgrace
Ranked #3 in South Africa, Ranked #8 in African — see more rankings.
For a time, his daughter's influence and the natural rhythms of the farm promise to harmonise his discordant life. But the balance of power in the country is shifting. He and Lucy become... more
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Kevin Bloom This book was written in the late 90s and although it is very difficult – especially with writers like J M Coetzee – to link the work to the man, my personal reading of the book is that it is a work of profound disappointment and sadness. It is all about a fifty-something professor, David Lurie, who teaches at a Cape Town university. He has an affair with a young student – Melanie. He gets hauled before a disciplinary panel and refuses to defend himself. (Source)
Justin Cartwright The book is a sort of farewell note to South Africa – a Goodbye, I’m off. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Disgrace is ranked in the following categories:
- #76 in Academia
- #18 in Africa
- #75 in Cheating
- #67 in Folio Society
- #11 in Nobel
- #62 in University
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