โ Scribed by J. M. Coetzee
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
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 with the victims and into a quixotic act of rebellion which lands him
in prison, branded as an enemy of the state. Waiting for the Barbarians is an
allegory of oppressor and oppressed. Not just a man living through a crisis of
conscience in an obscure place in remote times, the Magistrate is an analogue
of all men living in complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.
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"A real literary event" -- Irving Howe , The New York Times Book
Review (front-page review)
"I have known few authors who can evoke such a wilderness in the heart of a
man.... Mr. Coetzee knows the elusive terror of Kafka." -- Bernard Levin,
The Sunday Times (London)
'A remarkable and original book' Graham Greene
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ISBN : 9780140283358
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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 with the victims and into a quixotic act of rebellion which lands
SUMMARY: 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 With The Victims And Into A Quixotic Act Of Rebellion
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SUMMARY: 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 With The Victims And Into A Quixotic Act Of Rebellion
SUMMARY: 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 With The Victims And Into A Quixotic Act Of Rebellion
SUMMARY: 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 With The Victims And Into A Quixotic Act Of Rebellion