DISGRACE. by COETZEE**, J[ohn] M[axwell]:

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn,but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp clean,matt,wrap-around colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with brown and b/w lettering; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.1st edn,2nd state dw/dj,with 'Winner of The Booker Prize 1999' towards the bottom corner of front panel of dw/dj.Top+fore- edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - would appear unread? Bright,crisp,clean,publisher's sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain maroon endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 1-219pp [paginated] includes 24 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages. David Lurie,middle-aged and twice divorced,is a scholar fallen into disgrace.After years teaching Romantic poetry at the Technical University of Cape Town,he has an impulsive affair with a student. The affair sours; he is denounced and summoned before a committee of inquiry.Willing to admit his guilt,but refusing to yield to pressure to repent publicly,he resigns and retreats to an isolated smallholding owned by his daughter Lucy.For a time,his daughter's influence and the natural rhythms of the farm promise to harmonise his discordant life.He helps with the dogs in the kennels,takes produce to market,and assists with treating injured animals at a nearby refuge.But the balance of power in the country is shifting.He and Lucy become victims of a savage and disturbing attack which brings into relief all the faultlines in their relationship. Chilling,uncompromising and unforgettable,'Disgrace' is a masterpiece.This book was the second work by Coetzee to win the Booker Prize,the first being 'Life & Times of Malcolm X',and to date he's only writer to have won the Booker Prize twice.(See also my book ID's rja527215 and rja553115 for other examples of this title,in my 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die catalogue.) So far,only two others have achieved the same level of success: Peter Carey in 1988 and 2001 and Hilary Mantel in 2009 and 2012.In fact,this title of his was longlisted,then shortlisted and was an early favourite to win the Man Booker a third time,only to lose out to Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall'.Consistently longlisted in 2003 - for 'Elizabeth Costello' and in 2005 for 'Slow Man'.He has also won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003.Book was also the basis for the big-screen film (2008),directed by Steve Jacobs and starring John Malkovic,Natalie Becker and Jessica Haines. When originally published, 'Disgrace' caused some fierce debates in South Africa over the book's portrayal of the new social and political order in the country.However,the novel's ethical stance is more challenging than its painful realism about some of the country's problems.View my 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die catalogue for author's other books/titles and other suggested reading in it. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight,and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.
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