Inner Workings Literary Essays 2000-2005

by Coetzee, J. M.; Attridge, Derek

• ISBN13: 9780143113782
• ISBN10: 014311378X
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-24
• Publisher: Penguin Books

Summary

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 Günter Grass to Gabriel García Márquez 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 Biography

J. M. Coetzee was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003. He has won numerous other literary awards, including the Booker Prize and the CNA Prize, South Africa-'s premier literary award. He is the author of eighteen books, including Disgrace and Slow Man. A native of South Africa, he now lives in Adelaide, Australia. Derek At tridge is a Coetzee scholar and professor of English at the University of York in England.