Dominic Head shows how J. M. Coetzee’s work addresses some of the key critical issues of the twentieth century: the relationship between postmodernism and postcolonialism, the role of history in…

Clarkson pays sustained attention to the dynamic interaction between Coetzee’s fiction and his critical writing, exploring the Nobel prize-winner’s participation in, and contribution to, contemporary literary-philosophical debates. The book engages…

In The Slow Philosophy of J.M. Coetzee Jan Wilm analyses Coetzee’s singular aesthetic style which, he argues, provokes the reader to read his works slowly. The effected ‘slow reading’ is…

This up-to-date survey of the writer’s fiction and context is written accessibly for those new to his work. It includes detailed assessments of major works such as Disgrace. This Introduction…

This Companion introduces readers to the writings of Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee. It provides a compelling introduction for new readers, as well as fresh perspectives and provocations for those…

A Study Guide for J. M. Coetzee’s Dusklands, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context…

A divorced, middle-aged English professor finds himself increasingly unable to resist affairs with his female students.

Tackling Coetzee’s extensive and extraordinary corpus and paying particular attention to the author’s representation of the human-animal relationship, Anton Leist and Peter Singer deeply explore Coetzee’s impact on ethical theory…