Post by Carl LaFong on Sept 29, 2023 12:09:58 GMT
For 50 years the Nobel laureate and double Booker prize winner has been dividing opinion with his novels on power, humanity, war, the death of ‘Jesus’ and dogs – many dogs
The South African and Australian novelist John Maxwell Coetzee is one of most decorated English-language authors in the world. The double Booker prize winner and Nobel laureate may not be for everyone – Martin Amis once said that Coetzee had “no talent” – but his spare novels about power structures and humanity have won him a dedicated fanbase. The 83-year-old has been writing for almost 50 years, so those new to him have plenty to choose from. Will Forrester suggests some good ways in.
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/sep/29/where-to-start-with-jm-coetzee
The South African and Australian novelist John Maxwell Coetzee is one of most decorated English-language authors in the world. The double Booker prize winner and Nobel laureate may not be for everyone – Martin Amis once said that Coetzee had “no talent” – but his spare novels about power structures and humanity have won him a dedicated fanbase. The 83-year-old has been writing for almost 50 years, so those new to him have plenty to choose from. Will Forrester suggests some good ways in.
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/sep/29/where-to-start-with-jm-coetzee
