DaniG~ Apologies for not replying sooner; I've only just seen your post. "Enduring Love" was not a TV movie, and I believe is worth renting, although not of the same caliber as McEwan's writing (really, I don't think any movie could do him justice). I thought "Waiting for the Barbarians" was wonderful, and I agree that it's difficult to decide which is better, "WftB" or "Disgrace". I think "WftB" is the better literary novel, although I can't say why exactly. However, I found "Disgrace" more accessible (maybe less allegorical?). I must read more of Coetzee's work - I started "Master of Petersburg", but put it down, as it wasn't what I wanted to read at the time. If you've read "Life and Times of Michael K", I'd be interested to hear how you found it. I believe I read a V.S.Naipul novel a long while back, but can't remember which; it may have been "A Bend in the River". I remember liking the way it was written, though I found it kind of slow (again, it probably just did not suit my mood at the time). I hadn't noticed that both he and Coetzee won Nobel prizes. Maybe Shelfari needs a group dedicated to Nobel winners - I haven't followed that award at all. I'm reluctant to recommend anything to you, as you are far better read than I. However, I wonder whether you've read any Angela Carter? Her short story "Company of Wolves" was made into a great movie. "Nights at the Circus" was wonderful also. I'm currently reading "The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman", which Ian McEwan praises in a blurb on the cover. I'm unsure whether she was ever nominated for the Booker. I think she was, but still she seems relatively unknown and underrated.
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