Fionnáin 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 …
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3 stars
Coetzee works to his own standard. A trial of imagination through the border town surrounded by "barbarians", the story feels a little dated compared to his other work.