Waiting for the Barbarians
 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."
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| The 100 greatest novels of all time |
| Nobel Prize in Literature |
| The Best Books: The Top 100 Novels of All Time |
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