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J. M. Coetzee is a South African-born novelist, essayist and literary critic. He has received the Booker Prize twice and was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. His notable works include Disgrace, Life & Times of Michael K and Waiting for the Barbarians.
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After an affair costs Professor David Lurie his career, he retreats to his daughter’s farm in post-apartheid South Africa. A violent event forces them to confront their strained relationship, personal responsibility and a society undergoing profound change.