About the book
J.M. Coetzee's latest novel, The Schooldays of Jesus, is now available from Viking. Late Essays: 2006-2016 will be available January 2018.
Two-time Booker Prize-winner J. M. Coetzee is one of the world's greatest novelists. This thought-provoking collection gathers twenty-six of his essays on books and writing. In his opening piece, \"What Is a Classic?\", Coetzee asks, \"What does it mean in living terms to say that the classic is what survives?\" He explores the answer by way of T. S. Eliot, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Zbigniew Herbert. Coetzee goes on to discuss eighteenth- and nineteenth-century authors such as Defoe and Turgenev, the German modernists such as Rilke, Kafka, and Musil, and the giants of late-twentieth-century literature, among them Brodsky, Gordimer, Rushdie, and Lessing.
Editions of Stranger Shores
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780670899821
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780142001370
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J.M. Coetzee's latest novel, The Schooldays of Jesus, is now available from Viking. Late Essays: 2006-2016 will be available January 2018.
Two-time Booker Prize-winner J. M. Coetzee is one of the world's greatest novelists. This thought-provoking collection gathers twenty-six of his essays on books and writing. In his opening piece, \"What Is a Classic?\", Coetzee asks, \"What does it mean in living terms to say that the classic is what survives?\" He explores the answer by way of T. S. Eliot, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Zbigniew Herbert. Coetzee goes on to discuss eighteenth- and nineteenth-century authors such as Defoe and Turgenev, the German modernists such as Rilke, Kafka, and Musil, and the giants of late-twentieth-century literature, among them Brodsky, Gordimer, Rushdie, and Lessing.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Stranger Shores about?
J.M. Coetzee's latest novel, The Schooldays of Jesus, is now available from Viking. Late Essays: 2006-2016 will be available January 2018.
Two-time Booker Prize-winner J. M. Coetzee is one of the world's greatest novelists. This thought-provoking collection gathers twenty-six of his essays on books and writing. In his opening piece, \"What Is a Classic?\", Coetzee asks, \"What does it mean in living terms to say that the classic is what survives?\" He explores the answer by way of T. S. Eliot, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Zbigniew Herbert. Coetzee goes on to discuss eighteenth- and nineteenth-century authors such as Defoe and Turgenev, the German modernists such as Rilke, Kafka, and Musil, and the giants of late-twentieth-century literature, among them Brodsky, Gordimer, Rushdie, and Lessing.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Stranger Shores?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Literature: history and criticism
Where can I read a sample of Stranger Shores?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780670899821
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Stranger Shores?
J. M. Coetzee
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Stranger Shores is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780670899821) and paperback(ISBN 9780142001370)
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