J. M. Coetzee and the life of writing : face to face with time
Attwell, David2015
Book
J. M. Coetzee -- winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, twice winner of the Man Booker Prize -- is one of the most celebrated and intriguing authors of our time. Yet the heart of his fiction remains eluzive. In J. M. COETZEE AND THE LIFE OF WRITING, David Attwell explores the remarkable creative process behind Coetzee's work, from Dusklands to The Childhood of Jesus. Drawing on Coetzee's manuscripts, notebooks and research papers housed at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin, Attwell reveals the strong autobiographical thread that runs though his work, and convincingly demonstrates that Coetzee's writing proceeds with never-ending self-reflection towards aesthetic detachment. A preeminent Coetzee scholar, Attwell has produced the first book-length study to make use of Coetzee's extensive archive. A fresh, engaging and moving study of one of the worlds foremost literary figures, J. M. COETZEE AND THE LIFE OF WRITING is boung to change the way Coetzee is read.
Main title:
J. M. Coetzee and the life of writing : face to face with time / David Attwell.
Author:
Attwell, David, author
Imprint:
Melbourne : Text Publishing, 2015.©2014
Collation:
272 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 263-266) and index.
ISBN:
9781925240610
Dewey class:
823.914
Language:
English
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BRN:
309271