Disgrace

Disgrace 10.0
When discovered by the college authorities, he is expected to apologise and repent in an effort to save his job, but he refuses to become a scapegoat in what he see as as a show trial designed to reinforce a stringent political correctness.

  • Sparsh Hardik Sparsh Hardik 04 July 2023 10.0

    Terrible! Not the novel, but the situation the characters find themselves in. The novel is, as one of its lines says, "wonderful is not right; better would be exemplary." It cuts deep! It unsettled. I pity the misery and foolishness of the characters. Frankly speaking, when I started reading it, it felt hyped, but after a few chapters, it sucked me in completely. This is one of the most bluntly honest novels I have come across to this date. The cleverly articulated prose and the cruel honesty with which things and emotions are rationalized are just brilliant! The cold and harsh humor shines...Read more

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The book won the Booker Prize. Coetzee was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature four years after its publication.

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