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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780140283358
ISBN: 0140283358
Label: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: October 01, 1999
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Sales Rank: 43691
Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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These deluxe editions are packaged with French flaps, acid-free paper, and rough front.
"A real literary event."--The New York Times Book Review
"A story of profound beauty, clarity and eloquence, which even at its most melodramatic holds to a biblical nobility."--Chicago Tribune Book World
Other Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century:
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
Swann's Way by Marcel Proust
My Antonia by Willa Cather
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
White Noise by Don DeLillo
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The Nobel Prize committee has a history of honoring writers with a strong political or social message. WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS (1980), Coetzee's short, approachable, but devastating fable about the abuse of power, must have played a major part in their decision to award him the prize in 2003. While all his books deal with moral issues, and many (such as DISGRACE of 1999) reflect his experience as a South African growing up in a divided society, this comparatively early book tackles the underlying ... Read More
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i read this book because it was on our book club list. to be honest, I wouldn't have bought it if it hadn't been for the book club and thought about not finishing it, as did others in the book club. The author told a story, but felt that he was trying to convey a message about whether "civilized nations" are better than "barbarions" and didn't enjoy the way he did it. Sorry, not my kind of book.
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Shipping time was great but unlike all other used books rated as in very good condition that I have purchased via amazon, this book had extensive underlines, highlights, and margin notes added by the previous reader. Such notations are problematic and were unexpected. Otherwise, the book was in nice condition. The seller is new so is likely learning.
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Having read and loved "Disgrace" a few years back, I found myself surprisingly wary of "Waiting for the Barbarians." I was supposed to read it for my book club but begged off it, then recently on a slow afternoon picked it up. The Coetzee trademarks are all there -- South African setting, middle aged male protagonist with a womanizing bent, allegories and political symbols aplenty. So why do I love one Coetzee novel but have a lukewarm reaction to a second?
I'm not sure. Coetzee is a magnificent ... Read More
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It occurs to me that we crush insects beneath our feet, miracles of creation too, beetles, worms, cockroaches, ants, in their various ways.
- J.M. Coetzee
Concerned as it is with the historical and contemporary experience of formerly European colonies, postcolonial studies have shown little interest in the effects of such controlling power on non-human animals. In identifying the political, sociological, and economic impact of "Western" imperialistic pursuits upon non-European "others," post ... Read More
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