Disgrace

'A great novel by one of the finest authors writing in the English language today' The TimesAfter years teaching Romantic poetry at the Technical University of Cape Town, David Lurie, middle-aged and twice divorced, has an impulsive affair with a student.

Dupa ani de zile predand poezie romantica la Universitatea Tehnica din Cape Town, David Lurie, de varsta mijlocie si divortat de doua ori, are o aventura impulsiva cu un student. Dorind sa-si recunoasca vinovatia, dar refuzand sa cedeze presiunilor pentru a se pocai public, el demisioneaza si se retrage in ferma izolata a fiicei sale Lucy.