{"product_id":"waiting-for-the-barbarians-a-novel-1","title":"Waiting for the Barbarians: A Novel","description":"A modern classic by Nobel Laureate J.M. Coetzee—a startling allegory of the war between oppressor and oppressed.\n\nNOW A FILM STARRING MARK RYLANCE, JOHNNY DEPP, AND ROBERT PATTINSON\n\nFor decades the Magistrate has been a loyal servant of the Empire, running the affairs of a tiny frontier settlement and ignoring the impending war with the barbarians. When interrogation experts arrive, however, he witnesses the Empire's cruel and unjust treatment of prisoners of war. Jolted into sympathy for their victims, he commits a quixotic act of rebellion that brands him an enemy of the state.\n\nThe Magistrate is not simply a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times; his situation is that of all men living in unbearable complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 014006110X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.014006110X.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:J.M. Coetzee\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41491437912122,"sku":"DBV.014006110X.A","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/014006110X-0_32279aa7-2fd1-4377-bce2-0474520051f1.jpg?v=1782582359","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/waiting-for-the-barbarians-a-novel-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}