The core idea of this interesting and meaningful book is easy to grasp: the Eastern Cape is still suffering from fears of Apartheid. Disgrace is the last work of fiction that Coetzee published while leaving South Africa. It remains one his most popular and widely-read works, and hits the big screen with starring John Malkovitch. The matter is that political change can do nothing to reduce human misery. The post-apartheid South Africa reminds it sometimes.Coetzee placed his heroes in expreme situations. The question is what to be or not to be human. You learn that David, the main protagonist, has revolved around women. He had aunts and sisters, he has been married twice, and he has a daughter that cares homeless dogs. The female company made him a womanizer. I strongly recommend to read this book and watch screen’s analogue. It will help you to make up a deep analysis of any situation as in politics as in everyday life, to avoid stereotypes in your thinking.