Waiting for the Barbarians
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Waiting for the Barbarians by J M Coetzee
A modern classic by Nobel Laureate J.M. Coetzee--a startling allegory of the war between oppressor and oppressed.NOW A FILM STARRING MARK RYLANCE, JOHNNY DEPP, AND ROBERT PATTINSON
For decades the Magistrate has been a loyal servant of the Empire, running the affairs of a tiny frontier settlement and ignoring the impending war with the barbarians. When interrogation experts arrive, however, he witnesses the Empire's cruel and unjust treatment of prisoners of war. Jolted into sympathy for their victims, he commits a quixotic act of rebellion that brands him an enemy of the state.
The Magistrate is not simply a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times; his situation is that of all men living in unbearable complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140061109 |
| ISBN 10 | 014006110X |
| Title | Waiting for the Barbarians |
| Author | J M Coetzee |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 1982-04-29 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Prizes | Winner of Nobel Prize in Literature. |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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