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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Inner Workings: Literary Essays 2000-2005by J M Coetzee
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:A new collection of essays and literary criticism from Nobel Prize winner J. M. Coetzee
In addition to being one of the most acclaimed and accomplished fiction writers in the world, J. M. Coetzee is also a literary critic of the highest caliber. As Derek Attridge observes in his illuminating introduction, reading Coetzees nonfiction offers one the opportunity to see how an author at the forefront of his profession engages with his peers, not as a critic from the outside, but as one who works with the same raw materials. In this collection of twenty recent pieces, Coetzee examines the work of some of the twentieth centurys greatest writersfrom Samuel Beckett and Gnter Grass to Gabriel Garca Mrquez and Philip Roth. Brilliantly insightful, challenging, yet accessible, these essays demonstrate Coetzees sharp eye and unwavering critical acumen and will be of interest to his many fans as well as to all readers of international literature. Synopsis:Coetzee explores the work of twentieth century German literature's greatest writers, an essay on Graham Greene's Brighton Rock and on the short fiction of Samuel Beckett. American literature is also strongly represented and Coetzee rounds off the collection with essays on three fellow Nobel laureates. About the AuthorJ. M. Coetzee was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003. He has won numerous other prizes, including the Booker Prize and the CNA Prize, South Africa's premier literary award. He is the author of seventeen books, most recently Slow Man. Derek Attridge is a Coetzee scholar and professor of English at the University of York in England. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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