J.M. Coetzee J.M. Coetzee, author of Disgrace (1999), in 2004. (more) Disgrace novel by Coetzee Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Disgrace Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Disgrace Written by Derek Attridge Derek Attridge has published books on the works of James Joyce. He is a Professor in the Department of English and Related Literature at University of York. He is also a contributor... Derek Attridge Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Nov 8, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Ask the Chatbot a Question Ask the Chatbot a Question Disgrace, novel written by South African author J.M. Coetzee and published in 1999. It was his second work to win the Booker Prize and came to be regarded as a masterpiece. Disgrace is set in South Africa after the end of apartheid, a time in which social and political structures that had once seemed immutable have crumbled, and many among the once-dominant white population are forced to make difficult adjustments. The protagonist is David Lurie, a 52-year-old twice-divorced white professor of communications and Romantic literature at a fictional university in Cape Town, who is also a womanizer. After he coerces ...(100 of 455 words)

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