JM Coetzee’s provocative first book turns 50 this year – and his most controversial turns 25
The fiction of JM Coetzee is always formally daring, brave in its social critique and its refusal to play by the rules.
The fiction of JM Coetzee is always formally daring, brave in its social critique and its refusal to play by the rules.
This guide is designed for participants in the Stories from the South Book Club to enrich their reading ahead of the September event.
You’re invited to respond creatively to our chosen books through a series of writing prompts and exercises.
The Stories from the South Book Club starts this month with a book offering a piercing insight into the early years of one of the most celebrated writers of our times.
Adelaide author JM Coetzee is among the contenders for Britain’s prestigious Man Booker Prize for fiction – meaning he could become the first author to win the prize three times.