The Cambridge Introduction to J. M. Coetzee

The South African novelist and Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee is widely studied around the world and attracts considerable critical attention. With the publication of Disgrace Coetzee began to enjoy popular as well as critical acclaim, but his work can be as challenging as it is impressive. This book is addressed to students and readers of Coetzee: it is an up-to-date survey of the writer's fiction and context, written accessibly for those new to his work. All of the fiction is discussed, and the brooding presence of the political situation in South Africa, during the first part of his career, is given serious attention in a comprehensive account of the author's main influences. The revealing strand of confessional writing in the latter half of Coetzee's career is given full consideration. This Introduction will help new readers understand and appreciate one of the most important and challenging authors in contemporary literature.

Author: Dominic Head
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 04/01/2009
Pages: 130
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780521867474

About the Author
Head, Dominic: - Dominic Head is Professor of Modern English Literature at the University of Nottingham.