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A review by book_concierge
Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
4.0
1999 Man Booker Prize finalist
Professor David Lurie has a steady life; prostitute once a week, classes, cordial relation with ex-wives (two of them). Then he's caught having an affair with a student. But unlike Blue Angel (by Francine Prose), this novel barely begins with the affair, it's what comes after that sets this work apart. This thought-provoking book has our discussion group asking "what, exactly, was the disgrace?"
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Was it the affair and it's consequences? The rape of his daughter? The "gall" of the Africans? His inability to change?
Professor David Lurie has a steady life; prostitute once a week, classes, cordial relation with ex-wives (two of them). Then he's caught having an affair with a student. But unlike Blue Angel (by Francine Prose), this novel barely begins with the affair, it's what comes after that sets this work apart. This thought-provoking book has our discussion group asking "what, exactly, was the disgrace?"
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* * * * SPOILER ALERT * * * *
Spoiler
Was it the affair and it's consequences? The rape of his daughter? The "gall" of the Africans? His inability to change?