First published 1999
David Lurie, a disgraced professor, flees to his daughter's remote farm after an affair with a student costs him his job. There, he confronts his own moral failings and the changing social dynamics of post-apartheid South Africa. But when a brutal attack shakes their isolated existence, David and his daughter must reckon with the violence and trauma that threaten to destroy their fragile peace. Coetzee's Disgrace is a taut, unflinching exploration of power, privilege, and the limits of forgiveness.
Genres: literary-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary, 21st-century, africa, academic
Vibes: dark, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: moral-failings, reckon-with-violence
Setting: South Africa, Cape Town, Eastern Cape
Period: 1994-, xian dai
220 pages · Hardcover · Viking
Content warnings: violence