About the Book: J. M. Coetzee in Context and Theory
Nobel Laureate and the first author to win the Booker Prize twice, J.M. Coetzee
is perhaps the worlds leading living novelist writing in English. Including an
international roster of world leading critics and novelists, and drawing on new
research, this innovative book analyses the whole range of Coetzees work, from
his most recent novels through his memoirs and critical writing. It offers a
range of perspectives on his relationship with the historical, political,
cultural and social context of South Africa. It also contextualises Coetzees
work in relation to his literary influences, colonial and post-colonial history,
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