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In January we will be reading Slow Man by J. M. Coetzee
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John Maxwell "J.M." Coetzee (IPA: /kʊtˈsiː/ or Afrikaans IPA: [kutˈsiˑe]) (born 9 February 1940) is an author and academic from South Africa (now an Australian citizen living in South Australia). A novelist and literary critic as well as a translator, Coetzee won the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Sounds good! I just ordered it and will have to have a late start in my reading and in adding to the discussion.
Yay! :) I am currently reading another book and will have another book to read for school, but since it's my nomination that won, I will absolutely do my best to read this with you. I'll go buy it later this week!
Okay, i've ordered my copy. should be here in a few days.
bought my copy today. of course there's a billion other things I'm supposed to be reading and trying to finish, but book club books are just better cause you're reading with other people. :)
I just picked up the book today, I've read the first page, so far so good.
I'll finish Kafka on the Shore today (not too much left) and then I'll start on Slow Man. I went to the library two days ago and picked it up there. Can't afford to buy a lot of books right now, unfortunately.
I recon mine will be here by monday. Ordered it from Amazon before checking if we ad it in work! :lol:
Aha! I just got my copy and eagerly look forward to reading it.
I'm still pretty early on in the book. But I didn't realize (until I started reading) that the book is actually set in Australia rather than South Africa.
So I am looking, as I read, to see if there are any elements of the book that are somehow informed by Coetzee's South African background.
really? I was kind of hoping to read a book based in south africa.
Yup. That is where Coetzee lives now.
It's still written by a man from South Africa and it's his way of writing, not the way of an australian to write. I still found it a good and interesting book. :thumbs_upQuote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
its not going to stop me from reading it and i'm sure i'll injoy it but I wanted to read something that was not only written by a south african but based there. Ah but sure.... I'm sure its going to be good!
I'm kinda disappointed myself. But the rules are to nominate a author from that country..Maybe I'll add one of the other nominees to my reading list.