Waiting for the Barbarians: A Novel (Penguin Ink) (The Penguin Ink Series)
- Author:J. M. Coetzee
- Creator:C. C. Askew
- Publisher:Penguin Books
- Category:Book
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- Sales Rank:13,963
- Languages:English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
- Media:Paperback
- Number Of Items:1
- Edition:Reprint
- Pages:192
- Shipping Weight (lbs):0.4
- Dimensions (in):7.6 x 5.3 x 0.5
- Publication Date:June 29, 2010
- ISBN:0143116924
- EAN:9780143116929
- ASIN:0143116924
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Synopsis
A modern classic, this early novel by Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee centers on the crisis of conscience and morality of the Magistrate-a loyal servant of the Empire working in a tiny frontier town, doing his best to ignore an inevitable war with the "barbarians."
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