J. M. Coetzee by Anthony Uhlmann - 9781501357466

J. M. CoetzeeTruth, Meaning, Fiction\nAuthor(s): Anthony Uhlmann\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781501357466, 978-1501357466\nSynopsis\nJ. M. Coetzee: Truth, Meaning, Fiction illuminates the intellectual and philosophical interests that drive Coetzees writing. In doing so, it makes the case for Coetzee as an important and original thinker in his own right. Whilst looking at Coetzees writing career, from his dissertation through to The Schooldays of Jesus [tel], and interpreting running themes and scenarios, style and evolving attitudes to literary form, Anthony Uhlmann also offers revealing glimpses, informed by archival research, of Coetzees writing process. \n\nAmong the main themes that Uhlmann sees in Coetzees writing, and which remains highly relevant today, is the awareness that there is truth in fiction, or that fiction can provide valuable insights into real world problems, and that there are al.