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Waiting for the Barbarians

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Allegorical tale of oppression and moral awakening.

This book might resonate with you if you're drawn to narratives that combine a personal ethical crisis with a broader political commentary. Coetzee's prose is often described as stark yet powerful, and in "Waiting for the Barbarians," you'll find those qualities as he explores themes of authority, conformity, and resistance. The protagonist's journey from complicit bureaucrat to rebellious outsider offers a timeless reflection on humanity's often fraught relationship with power and its abuses.

  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction (1980)
  • Philip K. Dick Award Nominee (1983)
  • CNA Literary Award (1980)
  • Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize (1981)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Waiting for the Barbarians

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ISBN: 9780140061109
Authors: J.M. Coetzee
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date of Publication: 1982-04-29
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, War, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.93
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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. J. M. Coetzee's prize-winning novel is a startling allegory of the war between oppressor and oppressed. 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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Allegorical tale of oppression and moral awakening.

This book might resonate with you if you're drawn to narratives that combine a personal ethical crisis with a broader political commentary. Coetzee's prose is often described as stark yet powerful, and in "Waiting for the Barbarians," you'll find those qualities as he explores themes of authority, conformity, and resistance. The protagonist's journey from complicit bureaucrat to rebellious outsider offers a timeless reflection on humanity's often fraught relationship with power and its abuses.

  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction (1980)
  • Philip K. Dick Award Nominee (1983)
  • CNA Literary Award (1980)
  • Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize (1981)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.