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Diary of a Bad Year: Fiction

Diary of a Bad Year: Fiction

Diary of a Bad YearÂ takes on the world of politicsâ€”a new topic for Coetzeeâ€”and explores the role of the writer in our times with an extraordinary moral compass.Â

J.M. Coetzee's latest novel,Â The Schooldays of Jesus, is now available from Viking.Â Late Essays: 2006-2016Â will be available January 2018.Â

J.M. Coetzee once again breaks literary ground with Diary of a Bad Year, a book that is, in the words of its protagonist, a response to the present in which I find myself. Aging author Senor C has been commissioned to write a series of essays entitled Strong Opinions, of which he has many. After hiring a beautiful young typist named Anya, the two embark on a relationship that will have a profound impact on them both especially when Alan, Anya's no-good boyfriend, develops designs on Senor C's bank account. Told in these three voices simultaneously, Coetzee has created any entirely new way of telling a story, and nothing less than an involving, argumentative, moving novel (The New Yorker).
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780143114482
Color White
ReleaseDate 2008-10-28
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780143114482

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