Winner of the Booker Prize and named one of the BBC’s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World, Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee is an unflinching exploration of post-apartheid South Africa. Set between Cape Town and a remote farm in the Eastern Cape, the novel follows David Lurie, a university professor whose life unravels after an ill-advised affair. Forced to seek refuge with his daughter on a rural farm, he is confronted with the harsh realities of a changing society, power dynamics, and the consequences of past actions.
Written in Coetzee’s signature lucid and precise prose, Disgrace is a profound meditation on morality, race, violence, and redemption. Uncompromising and unforgettable, this literary masterpiece remains one of the most important novels of our time.
