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Coetzee speaking at the university of texas, austin video. Coetzees latest novel, the schooldays of jesus, is now available from viking. Disgrace was written afterwards of the new constriction that was done in south africa. Coetzees searing novel tells the story of david lurie, a twice divorced, 52yearold professor of communications and romantic poetry at cape technical university. Coetzee published his third novel, waiting for the barbarians.
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