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Esperando a los bárbaros

Esperando a los bárbaros

DystopianLiterary Fiction
Pages
208
Published
2011
Language
Spanish

Synopsis

In a remote frontier settlement, a magistrate oversees a peaceful existence until the arrival of military forces, who claim to be preparing for an invasion by 'barbarians.' As the soldiers impose their brutal authority, the magistrate finds himself increasingly at odds with their methods, leading to a profound moral crisis. This story explores the nature of power, justice, and the human capacity for cruelty and compassion.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkTenseThought-ProvokingPhilosophical
Morally Grey

Genres

Dystopian Literary Fiction

Authors

J
J. M. Coetzee

John Maxwell Coetzee FRSL OMG (born 9 February 1940) is a South African and Australian novelist, essayist, linguist, translator and recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is one of the most critically acclaimed and decorated authors in the English language. He has won the Booker Prize (twice), the CNA Literary Award (thrice), the Jerusalem Prize, the Prix Femina étranger, and The Irish Times International Fiction Prize, and holds a number of other awards and honorary doctorates. [so...