J. M. Coetzee in Context and Theory
(Paperback, NIPPOD)
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J. M. Coetzee in Context and Theory
By (Author) Professor Elleke Boehmer
Edited by Professor Robert Eaglestone
Edited by Dr Katy Iddiols
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Continuum Publishing Corporation
27th October 2011
NIPPOD
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Literature: history and criticism
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
218
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
Nobel Laureate and the first author to win the Booker Prize twice, J.M. Coetzee is perhaps the world's 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 Coetzee's 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 Coetzee's work in relation to his literary influences, colonial and post-colonial history, the Holocaust and colonial genocides, the politics' and meaning of the Nobel prize in South Africa and Coetzee's very public move from South Africa to Australia. Including a major unpublished essay by leading South African novelist Andr Brink, this book offers the most up-to-date study of Coetzee's work currently available.
Reviews
J. M. Coetzee in Context and Theory stands out among the growing number of works focusing on the work of the 2003 Nobel Prize winner as a comprehensive and innovative contribution to the author's critical writing, novels and memoirs. -- Routledge ABES
Author Bio
Robert Eaglestone is Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.
Katy Iddiols teaches at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.
