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Encountering Disgrace: Reading and Teaching Coetzee's Novel
Bill (Ed) Mcdonald
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Description for Encountering Disgrace: Reading and Teaching Coetzee's Novel
Paperback. First book of essays devoted to Coetzee's controversial novel, combining critical and pedagogical approaches. Editor(s): McDonald, Bill. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532. Reading and Teaching Coetzee's Novel. 372 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): McDonald, Bill. First book of essays devoted to Coetzee's controversial novel, combining critical and pedagogical approaches. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 20. Weight: 514.
First book of essays devoted to Coetzee's controversial novel, combining critical and pedagogical approaches. Ever since it was first published in 1999, Nobel laureate J. M. Coetzee's novel Disgrace has provoked controversy. Set in post-apartheid South Africa, it follows Prof. David Lurie as he encounters disgrace through his sexual exploitation of a student and then through the shocking gang-rape of his only daughter. The novel's uncompromising portrayal of the "new" South Africa outraged many, who found the book regressive, even racist. It also challengedreaders worldwide to confront its hard questions. This first book of essays devoted to the novel ... Read more
First book of essays devoted to Coetzee's controversial novel, combining critical and pedagogical approaches. Ever since it was first published in 1999, Nobel laureate J. M. Coetzee's novel Disgrace has provoked controversy. Set in post-apartheid South Africa, it follows Prof. David Lurie as he encounters disgrace through his sexual exploitation of a student and then through the shocking gang-rape of his only daughter. The novel's uncompromising portrayal of the "new" South Africa outraged many, who found the book regressive, even racist. It also challengedreaders worldwide to confront its hard questions. This first book of essays devoted to the novel ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Camden House
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
Number of Pages
372
Place of Publication
Columbia, MD, United States
ISBN
9781571134400
SKU
V9781571134400
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Reviews for Encountering Disgrace: Reading and Teaching Coetzee's Novel
[This collaborative writing project of professors and graduates of the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies at the University of Redlands, California] addresses some of the most pressing questions faced by the reader of Disgrace - in particular, the question of empathy with the central characters - and provides frequent insights into the finer points of Coetzee's writing. The volume is ... Read more