Waiting for the Barbarians
- ISBN-10
- 1925773868
- ISBN-13
- 9781925773866
- Series
- Waiting for the Barbarians
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-07-02
- Publisher
- Text Publishing
- Author
- J. M. Coetzee
Description
Four modern classics by the great South African writer, J. M. Coetzee, re-released with stylish new covers and accompanied by introductions from some of Australia’s brightest writing talents
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Other editions
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- 2014-03-04
- 432 pages
- Paperback
- New York Review of Books
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- 2012-10-16
- 440 pages
- Ebook
- New York Review of Books
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