Coetzee, a thought-provoking novel which examines and questions the legitimacy of colonialism through the eyes of its protagonist, an unnamed Magistrate who governs a province that borders lands inhabited by a population of so-called barbarians. Coetzee is widely considered one of the most significant English-language authors currently active. He was born in South Africa but was granted Australian citizenship in , and has won a variety of highly coveted literary awards, including the Nobel Prize in Literature.
However, very little is known about his personal life, as he is an extremely private individual. Find out everything you need to know about Waiting for the Barbarians in a fraction of the time! Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey.
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Rowan Wilson Bahar Mustafa 30 December Dalia Gebrial 02 December Late Essays: will be available January 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. Coetzee's prize-winning novel is a startling allegory of the war between opressor and opressed. 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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