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Declaration I hereby declare that this submission is my own work and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it contains no material previously published or written by another person or material which has to a substantial extent been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma at any university or other institute of higher learning, except where due acknowledgement has been made in the text. Signature: Name: Date: Acknowledgements It is impossible for me to acknowledge individually the many people who have helped me in one way or another during my thesis writing. Special thanks, however, go to Professor Shi Yunlong, my supervisor, for his valuable advice, insightful comments and dedication of time and energy upon his revision of each draft. His patience and meticulousness not only perfect and make my final thesis possible, but also teach me to be a man of responsibility and reliability during my seven years of study at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Besides, I‘m indebted to all the teachers and professors who have taught me during both my undergraduate and graduate years. Meanwhile, my thanks also go to my dear roommates and classmates who have listened to my grumblings and provided encouragement in moments of distress and despair; to my parents and friends who have accompanied and supported me to this day. 南京航空航天大学硕士学位论文 南京航空航天大学硕士学位论文 N Narrative Codes in Waiting for the Barbarians Abstract John Maxwell Coetzee, an outstanding contemporary South African writer, is known for his works featured by multiple thematic coverage and diverse writing strategies. As a master of narrative style and strategy, he employs unique narrative mode in every single work, adopting different narrative point of view, voice, tense, narrative time and space to shape distinct themes. Waiting for the Barbarians, one of his most influential novels, occupies a central position in his oeuvre. Since its publication, related research papers and mono