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Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Disgrace about?
**A BBC RADIO 4 GOOD READ** 'A great novel by one of the finest authors writing in the English language today' The Times After years teaching Romantic poetry at the Technical University of Cape Town, David Lurie, middle-aged and twice divorced, 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 his daughter Lucy's isolated smallholding. For a time, his daughter's influence and the natural rhythms of the farm promise to harmonise his discordant life. 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. **A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BIG JUBILEE READ PICK** **One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**
Who reads Disgrace?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- J. M. Coetzee
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781524705466
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.83 / 5 (354 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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