First published 2007
Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee turns his formidable intellect to the works of literary giants. In this collection of incisive essays, he illuminates the raw power and enduring brilliance of writers like Samuel Beckett, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Bertolt Brecht. With a scholar's depth and a novelist's flair, Coetzee peels back the layers, exposing the techniques and themes that elevate these authors to the pantheon of 20th-century literature. Readers are invited into Coetzee's own creative process as he grapples with the challenges and triumphs of the written word.
Genres: biography, essays, literary-criticism, literary-fiction, 20th-century, criticism, art-history, academic
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: grappling-with-writing
Period: 20th-Century
320 pages · Hardcover · Viking Adult