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Waiting for the Barbarians by J. M. Coetzee · Booklabria

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Waiting for the Barbarians

Romans, nouvellesHistoire

Waiting for the Barbarians

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First published: 1980
Editions: 28 in 8 languages

Synopsis

For decades the Magistrate has run the affairs of a tiny frontier settlement, ignoring the impending war between the barbarians and the Empire, whose servant he is. But when the interrogation experts arrive, he is jolted into sympathy for the victims, and into a quixotic act of rebellion which lands him in prison.

Subjects: Romans, nouvelles
Histoire
Psychological
Social aspects
Ficción
Racism
Set in: Africa
South Africa
África

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28 in 8 languages

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English15 French3 Spanish3 German2 All 8 languages

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