J.M. COETZEE. by Kannemeyer, J.C. (Tr. Michiel Heyns): A Life In Writing.

(Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2012) 9781868424955. English translation by Michiel Heyns. 8vo; original purple boards, lettered in white on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 710, incl. index; plates; ribbon markers. Fine condition. "This biography of JM Coetzee is the first to be written with the co-operation of Coetzee himself. With access to the writer, JC Kannemeyer was able to establish hitherto unsuspected connections between the writer's life and work. ... Kannemeyer candidly but sensitively describes Coetzee's relations with this parents, his wife and children, his colleagues and publishers. His account reveals the joy and also the sorrow that marked some of these relationships and how he was able to incorporate these experiences into situations, figures or motifs in his novels. ... After Kannemeyer it will not be possible to read Coetzee without an awareness of the deeply personal history and the social and political circumstances from which Coetzee's work has… Read More

Jonathan Ball Publishers SA, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, edge worn and scuffed in places. The first page has a slight crease. The book is complete with all plates as called for. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Jonathan Ball Publishers SA, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. jacket is shelf rubbed.710 pages.internally clean sound binding.[J.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.