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Foe
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Adult Fiction - South Wing Basement
Coetzee
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Coetzee
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Fiction - South Wing Basement | Coetzee | On Shelf |
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Book
Physical Desc
157 pages
Language
English
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With the same electrical intensity of language and insight that he brought to Waiting for the Barbarians , J.M. Coetzee reinvents the story of Robinson Crusoeand in so doing, directs our attention to the seduction and tyranny of storytelling itself. In 1720 the eminent man of letters Daniel Foe is approached by Susan Barton, lately a castaway on a desert island. She wants him to tell her story, and that of the enigmatic man who has become her rescuer, companion, master, and sometimes lover: Cruso. Cruso is dead, and his manservant, Friday, is incapable of speech. As she tries to relate the truth about him, the ambitious Barton cannot help turning Cruso into her invention. For as narrated by Foeas by Coetzee himselfthe stories we thought we knew acquire depths that are at once treacherous, elegant, and unexpectedly moving.
Awards
Nobel Prize for Literature, 2003.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Coetzee, J. M., & Defoe, D. (1987). Foe . Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Coetzee, J. M., 1940- and Daniel Defoe. 1987. Foe. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Coetzee, J. M., 1940- and Daniel Defoe. Foe Viking, 1987.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Coetzee, J. M., and Daniel Defoe. Foe Viking, 1987.
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