Type: Drama
Author: J.M. Coetzee
Publication Date: 1999
Country: South Africa
Pages: 218
Twice divorced, David Lurie is a professor at Cape Technical University and his personal and professional life takes a fall when he has an affair with a student. He resigns and goes to live with his lesbian daughter on her farm where he leads a completely opposite life. An incident occurs and he starts questioning everything about him which follows his journey towards self-realisation. This novel is an honest portrayal of the lives of people in post-apartheid South Africa and is a definite page-turner.