01384nam a22002297a 4500 20240501161727.0 240501b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780099516224 : International Book Distributors : Flat No. 17, Prakash Apartment, Building No.-4405/2. : 120395 : 22/04/2024 823 COE Coetzee, J M. Diary of a bad year / J M. Coetzee. , London : Vintage Books , 2008. 231p. : 18cm. 1029 An eminent, ageing Australian writer is invited to contribute to a book entitled Strong Opinions. For him, troubled by Australia's complicity in the wars in the Middle East,it is a chance to air some urgent concerns: how should a citizen of a modern democracy react to their state's involvement in an immoral war on terror, a war that involves the use of torture? Then in the laundry room of his apartment block he encounters an alluring young woman. He offers her work typing up his manuscript. Anya is not interested in politics, but the job will be a welcome distraction, as will the writer's evident attraction towards her. Her boyfriend, Alan, is an investment consultant who understands the world in harsh economic terms. Fiction Novel English Fiction J M. Coetzee. BOOK 61532 61532 0 0 ddc 0 1 SNUL SNUL 2024-05-01 International Book Distributors 1029.00 823 COE 30145 2024-05-01 00:00:00 2024-05-01 BOOK