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Slow Manby J.m. Coetzee
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:A masterful new novel from one of the greatest writers alive. Paul Rayment is on the threshold of a comfortable old age when a calamitous cycling accident results in the amputation of a leg. Humiliated, his body truncated, his life circumscribed, he turns away from his friends. He hires a nurse named Marijana, with whom he has a European childhood in common: hers in Croatia, his in France. Tactfully and efficiently she ministers to his needs. But his feelings for her, and for her handsome teenage son, are complicated by the sudden arrival on his doorstep of the celebrated Australian novelist Elizabeth Costello, who threatens to take over the direction of his life and the affairs of his heart. Unflinching in its vision of suffering and generous in its portrayal of the spirit of care, Slow Man is a masterful work of fiction by one of the worlds greatest writers. From the Hardcover edition. Synopsis:Latest novel from the Nobel laureate, now in paperback. 'Coetzee is a unique voice; no novelist explores ideas and the power of literature and the sense of displacement so boldly. "Slow Man" will add to his immense reputation' "Independent on Sunday".
About the AuthorJ. M. Coetzees work includes Waiting For The Barbarians, Life & Times of Michael K, Boyhood: Scenes From Provincial Life, Youth, Disgrace and, most recently, Elizabeth Costello. He was the first author to win the Booker Prize twice and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2003. From the Hardcover edition. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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