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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 natural rhythms of the farm promise to harmonize 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 fault lines in their relationship.
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Disgrace offers a compelling exploration of personal accountability and societal decay. It’s a profoundly raw novel that delves into complex human relationships and the harsh realities of life in post-apartheid South Africa. If you’re interested in powerful, thought-provoking literature, this book will stay with you long after you turn the last page.
