I hate to admit it but I have a short attention span when it comes to reading. While I am surrounded by people who ravage their way through one large volume after another, I tend to do much better with short stories and articles. I wanted to recommend a fast read which is also one of the most profound books I’ve had the pleasure to take in - Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee (2003 Nobel Prize Winner for Literature). The story is devastatingly powerful.