Desgracia / Disgrace by Jm Coetzee
PREMIO BOOKER 1999Una historia profunda, extraordinaria, que por momentos atenaza el corazón, y siempre, hasta el final, subyugante.
A los cincuenta y dos años, David Lurie tiene poco de lo que enorgullecerse. Con dos divorcios a sus espaldas, apaciguar el deseo es su única aspiración; sus clases en la universidad son un mero trámite para él y para los estudiantes. Cuando se destapa su relación con una alumna, David, en un acto de soberbia, preferirá renunciar a su puesto antes que disculparse en público. Rechazado por todos, abandona Ciudad del Cabo y va a visitar la granja de su hija Lucy. Allí, David verá hacerse añicos todas sus creencias en una tarde de violencia implacable.
Desgracia, que obtuvo el prestigioso premio Booker, es una historia profunda y extraordinaria que no dejará indiferente al lector.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
The provocative Booker Prize winning novel from Nobel laureate, J.M. Coetzee
"Compulsively readable... A novel that not only works its spell but makes it impossible for us to lay it aside once we've finished reading it." --The New Yorker
At fifty-two, Professor David Lurie is divorced, filled with desire, but lacking in passion. When an affair with a student leaves him jobless, shunned by friends, and ridiculed by his ex-wife, he retreats to his daughter Lucy's smallholding. David's visit becomes an extended stay as he attempts to find meaning in his one remaining relationship. Instead, an incident of unimaginable terror and violence forces father and daughter to confront their strained relationship and the equallity complicated racial complexities of the new South Africa.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9788497599443 |
| ISBN 10 | 8497599446 |
| Title | Desgracia / Disgrace |
| Author | Jm Coetzee |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Debolsillo |
| Year published | 2012-05-30 |
| Number of pages | 270 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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