DaveNash3 reviewed Waiting for the barbarians by J. M. Coetzee (Penguin great books of the 20th century)
For decades the Magistrate has run the affairs of a tiny frontier settlement, ignoring the …
Review of 'Waiting for the barbarians' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Unfortunately analogous to our 2017 as the Empire incites pointless conflicts with outsiders, tortures captives, destroys the environment, perpetuates sanctimonious mores, and the One Just Man is a quixotic quest.