Inner Workings: Literary Essays 2000-2005

J.M. Coetzee’s latest novel, The Schooldays of Jesus, is now available from Viking. Late Essays: 2006-2016 will be available January 2018.

In addition to being one of the most acclaimed and accomplished fiction writers in the world, Nobel Prize winner J. M. Coetzee is also a literary critic of the highest caliber. In this collection of twenty essays, Coetzee examines the work of some of the twentieth-century’s greatest writers–from Samuel Beckett and G nter Grass to Gabriel Garc a M rquez and Philip Roth. Brilliantly insightful, challenging yet accessible, these pieces demonstrate Coetzee’s sharp eye and unwavering critical acumen. Written with great clarity and precision, they offer a window into twenty immortal texts that will be of major interest to all readers of international literature, as well as to Coetzee’s many fans.

Author: J. M. Coetzee
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Published: 07/01/2008
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.04w x 0.57d
ISBN: 9780143113782
Language: English