Disgrace by J M Coetzee
"Disgrace" is a novel that explores the life of a middle-aged professor in South Africa who is dismissed from his position after having an affair with a student. After losing his job, he moves to the countryside to live with his daughter, where they experience a violent attack that significantly alters their lives. The story delves into themes of post-apartheid South Africa, racial tension, sexual exploitation, and the struggle for personal redemption.
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- 1st on Top 10 British, Irish or Commonwealth Novels from 1980 to 2005 (The Observer)
- 5th on As if You Don't Have Enough to Read, Fiction Edition (New York Times)
- 8th on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)
- 21st on In Which These Are the 100 Greatest Novels (ThisRecording.com)
- 61st on 100 Best Novels in English Since 1900 (Counterpunch)
- 82nd on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
- 98th on 100 Essential Books (Bravo! Magazine)
- 98th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 282nd on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 100 Best Novels Written in English (The Guardian)
- Man Booker Prize (Man Booker Prize)
- The 50 Books Everyone Needs to Read, 1963-2013 (Flavor Wire)
- 25 acclaimed international writers choose 25 of the best books from the last 25 years (Wasafiri Magazine)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Novels That Shaped Our World (BBC)
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- A Hundred Novels to Change Your Life (The Daily Mail)
- Best Foreign Work of Fiction Chosen by Francophone Writers (French literary magazine Transfuge)