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Waiting for the Barbarians (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) adventure " And in these storiesA modern classic by Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee, now a major motion picture starring Robert Pattinson and Johnny Depp For decades the Magistrate has run the affairs of a tiny frontier settlement, ignoring the impending war between the barbarians and the Empire whose servant he is. When interrogation experts arrive, however, he finds himself jolted into sympathy with their victimsuntil their barbarous treatment of prisoners of war finally pushes him