Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize Essays

The Rocking-Horse Winner, by D. H. Lawrence, shocked readers when it was first released to the public. A story of a heartless, unlucky mother and a desperate son, captivated its audience. The short story begins with two parents living beyond their means, and a boy who wants to help provide for them. After the unloving mother shares that her husband is unlucky, the boy becomes fascinated with luck, and soon the thought of winning money for his family consumes him. This desperation to help his family

M. Coetzee published in the year 1980. The priceless publication received several awards such as the Geoffrey Faber Award, James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and CNA Literary Prize. The title is referred to the poem of Constantine P. Cavafy, Waiting for the Barbarians. The story of the never arriving barbarians is the central theme of the novel and J. M. Coetzee implicitly represents the situation