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Literature & Fiction

Waiting for the Barbarians: A Novel (Penguin Ink) (The Penguin Ink Series)

Waiting for the Barbarians: A Novel (Penguin Ink) (The Penguin Ink Series)

A modern classic by Nobel Laureate J.M. Coetzee.Â His latest novel,Â The Schooldays of Jesus, is now available from Viking.Â Late Essays: 2006-2016Â will be available January 2018.Â

Waiting for the Barbarians centers on the crisis of the conscience of the Magistrateâ‚¬"a loyal servant of the Empire working in a tiny frontier town, doing his best to ignore an inevitable war with the "barbarians." After he witnesses the cruel and unjust treatment of prisoners of war, he reconsiders his role in the regime and carries out a quixotic act of rebellion.

Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall, Bridge of Spies), Ciro Guerra, and producer Michael Fitzgerald are teaming up to to bring J.M. Coetzee's Waiting for the Barbarians to the big screen.
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0143116924
Color Cream
ReleaseDate 2010-06-29
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780143116929

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