Disgrace
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Disgrace is a critically acclaimed novel by South African writer J. M. Coetzee that explores themes of power, shame, and post-apartheid social tensions through the downfall of a disgraced professor.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Disgrace canonical | 4 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | Disgrace (2008 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author | J. M. Coetzee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | South African ⓘ |
| awarded | Booker Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1999 Booker Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| explores |
abuse of power in academia
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consequences of sexual scandal ⓘ intersections of race, class, and gender ⓘ land ownership tensions ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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post-apartheid literature ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780436204896 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
farm life in rural South Africa
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university ethics ⓘ |
| languageOfFirstPublication | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | David Lurie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Lucy Lurie
NERFINISHED
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Petrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 220 ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | university professor ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Secker & Warburg
NERFINISHED
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The Viking Press ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
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| setAfter | end of apartheid in South Africa ⓘ |
| setting |
Cape Town
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ post-apartheid South Africa ⓘ |
| structure | novel in prose ⓘ |
| theme |
ethical responsibility
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gender relations ⓘ post-apartheid social tensions ⓘ power ⓘ race relations ⓘ redemption ⓘ sexual misconduct ⓘ shame ⓘ violence ⓘ |
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