WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS | J. M. COETZEE IN JOHANNESBURG

Author: J. M. Coetzee Publisher: Ravan Press () Edition: First Edition ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Book Condition: Very Good. Previous owner's name written on ffep. Slight foxing to top edge of pages. Internally clean and well bound.  Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Spine is sunned but otherwise bright and clean with no loss or tears. Full condition description available on request. Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 156 Dimensions: 22 x 14 x 1.8 cm +++ by J. M. Coetzee (First Edition) +++ A modern classic, this early novel by Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee centers on the crisis of conscience and morality of 'The Magistrate' - a loyal servant of the Empire working in a tiny frontier town, doing his best to ignore an inevitable war with the "barbarians". 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.   A passion for books and a passion for collecting fine editions was the recipe that created the successful group of bookshops in Johannesburg called Bookdealers. The group started thirty years ago with one store in the quirky suburb of Yeoville and has grown through the years to a total of five shops, plus our online sales. Bookdealers is well-known for its collectable and used books. We also have a large variety of remaindered books sourced from around the world.  If you collect from one of our five branches there is no delivery charge. We also offer postal delivery (when available) and courier delivery, subject to a quote.