In this mesmerising allegorical tale, J.M. Coetzee deftly grapples with the big questions of growing up, and what it means to be a ‘parent’
Elizabeth Costello
Written by J.M. Coetzee
- Longlisted
- The Man Booker Prize 2003
- Published by Harvill Secker
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Despite her fame, a celebrated author continues the struggle to articulate her vision, in J.M. Coetzee’s exploration of the creative mind
Elizabeth Costello is an Australian writer of international renown. Famous principally for an early novel that established her reputation, she has reached the stage where her remaining function is to be venerated and applauded. Her life has become a series of engagements in sterile conference rooms throughout the world - a private consciousness obliged to reveal itself to a curious public. She has made her life’s work the study of other people - yet now it is she who is the object of scrutiny.
J.M. Coetzee
J.M. Coetzee is a multi-award-winning author, and was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature
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