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  1. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲: 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽" 𝗯𝘆 𝗝. 𝗠. 𝗖𝗼𝗲𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗲 -

    Yes, Coetzee's essays on the debate are now 30 years past (How???), but he has never failed to offer fresh and thoughtful approaches to social problems, even when I disagree where he lands. Worth the time, I suspect!

    #jmcoetzee #givingoffense #books #bookreviews #bookworm #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #nonfiction #essays #censorship #bookbans

  2. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲: 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽" 𝗯𝘆 𝗝. 𝗠. 𝗖𝗼𝗲𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗲 -

    Yes, Coetzee's essays on the debate are now 30 years past (How???), but he has never failed to offer fresh and thoughtful approaches to social problems, even when I disagree where he lands. Worth the time, I suspect!

    #jmcoetzee #givingoffense #books #bookreviews #bookworm #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #nonfiction #essays #censorship #bookbans

  3. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲: 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽" 𝗯𝘆 𝗝. 𝗠. 𝗖𝗼𝗲𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗲 -

    Yes, Coetzee's essays on the debate are now 30 years past (How???), but he has never failed to offer fresh and thoughtful approaches to social problems, even when I disagree where he lands. Worth the time, I suspect!

    #jmcoetzee #givingoffense #books #bookreviews #bookworm #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #nonfiction #essays #censorship #bookbans

  4. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲: 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽" 𝗯𝘆 𝗝. 𝗠. 𝗖𝗼𝗲𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗲 -

    Yes, Coetzee's essays on the debate are now 30 years past (How???), but he has never failed to offer fresh and thoughtful approaches to social problems, even when I disagree where he lands. Worth the time, I suspect!

    #jmcoetzee #givingoffense #books #bookreviews #bookworm #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #nonfiction #essays #censorship #bookbans

  5. 𝗧𝗕𝗥 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗲: 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 -

    A few of the titles I'll be reading this month! (And yes, that is "Planet of the Men," Pierre Boulle's screenplay sequel to the original 1968 film!)

    #books #literature #bookreviews #bookworm #tbrpile #tbrlist #zadiesmith #whiteteeth #theophilegautier #enamelsandcameos #jmcoetzee #givingoffense #thetrialsofbrotherjero #wolesoyinka #yevgenyzamyatin #we #boum #thejellyfish #pierreboulle #planetoftheapes #planetofthemen

  6. 𝗧𝗕𝗥 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗲: 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 -

    A few of the titles I'll be reading this month! (And yes, that is "Planet of the Men," Pierre Boulle's screenplay sequel to the original 1968 film!)

    #books #literature #bookreviews #bookworm #tbrpile #tbrlist #zadiesmith #whiteteeth #theophilegautier #enamelsandcameos #jmcoetzee #givingoffense #thetrialsofbrotherjero #wolesoyinka #yevgenyzamyatin #we #boum #thejellyfish #pierreboulle #planetoftheapes #planetofthemen

  7. 𝗧𝗕𝗥 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗲: 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 -

    A few of the titles I'll be reading this month! (And yes, that is "Planet of the Men," Pierre Boulle's screenplay sequel to the original 1968 film!)

    #books #literature #bookreviews #bookworm #tbrpile #tbrlist #zadiesmith #whiteteeth #theophilegautier #enamelsandcameos #jmcoetzee #givingoffense #thetrialsofbrotherjero #wolesoyinka #yevgenyzamyatin #we #boum #thejellyfish #pierreboulle #planetoftheapes #planetofthemen

  8. #FinishedReading this novella by #JMCoetzee about an imperial outpost that falls under paranoia about barbarian invasion, torturing and attacking the people beyond its gates. It would have been easy to write the main character as a straightforward hero in his attempts to restrain his own empire's brutality, but Coetzee does not let the 'friendly' face of empire off so easily. The intersection of colonial and sexual politics makes for pretty uncomfortable reading, in particular the protagonist's failure to understand the unnamed barbarian woman he 'saves' as an actual person. #Bookstodon @bookstodon

  9. #FinishedReading this novella by #JMCoetzee about an imperial outpost that falls under paranoia about barbarian invasion, torturing and attacking the people beyond its gates. It would have been easy to write the main character as a straightforward hero in his attempts to restrain his own empire's brutality, but Coetzee does not let the 'friendly' face of empire off so easily. The intersection of colonial and sexual politics makes for pretty uncomfortable reading, in particular the protagonist's failure to understand the unnamed barbarian woman he 'saves' as an actual person. #Bookstodon @bookstodon

  10. #FinishedReading this novella by #JMCoetzee about an imperial outpost that falls under paranoia about barbarian invasion, torturing and attacking the people beyond its gates. It would have been easy to write the main character as a straightforward hero in his attempts to restrain his own empire's brutality, but Coetzee does not let the 'friendly' face of empire off so easily. The intersection of colonial and sexual politics makes for pretty uncomfortable reading, in particular the protagonist's failure to understand the unnamed barbarian woman he 'saves' as an actual person. #Bookstodon @bookstodon

  11. #FinishedReading this novella by #JMCoetzee about an imperial outpost that falls under paranoia about barbarian invasion, torturing and attacking the people beyond its gates. It would have been easy to write the main character as a straightforward hero in his attempts to restrain his own empire's brutality, but Coetzee does not let the 'friendly' face of empire off so easily. The intersection of colonial and sexual politics makes for pretty uncomfortable reading, in particular the protagonist's failure to understand the unnamed barbarian woman he 'saves' as an actual person. #Bookstodon @bookstodon

  12. #FinishedReading this novella by #JMCoetzee about an imperial outpost that falls under paranoia about barbarian invasion, torturing and attacking the people beyond its gates. It would have been easy to write the main character as a straightforward hero in his attempts to restrain his own empire's brutality, but Coetzee does not let the 'friendly' face of empire off so easily. The intersection of colonial and sexual politics makes for pretty uncomfortable reading, in particular the protagonist's failure to understand the unnamed barbarian woman he 'saves' as an actual person. #Bookstodon @bookstodon

  13. Making my way gradually through Coetzee's work. "As a poisonous toad is not poison to itself, so one soon develops a hard skin against one's own honesty."

    #books #reading #JMCoetzee #literature #metaphor

  14. Making my way gradually through Coetzee's work. "As a poisonous toad is not poison to itself, so one soon develops a hard skin against one's own honesty."

    #books #reading #JMCoetzee #literature #metaphor

  15. Making my way gradually through Coetzee's work. "As a poisonous toad is not poison to itself, so one soon develops a hard skin against one's own honesty."

    #books #reading #JMCoetzee #literature #metaphor

  16. Making my way gradually through Coetzee's work. "As a poisonous toad is not poison to itself, so one soon develops a hard skin against one's own honesty."

    #books #reading #JMCoetzee #literature #metaphor

  17. Making my way gradually through Coetzee's work. "As a poisonous toad is not poison to itself, so one soon develops a hard skin against one's own honesty."

    #books #reading #JMCoetzee #literature #metaphor

  18. Today is the 84th birthday of J. M. Coetzee, who was born #OTD in 1940 in Cape Town and won, among many other things, the
    @Thebookerprizes TWICE (83 + 99) & the 2003
    @nobelprize for Fiction! 🎂

    #JMCoetzee #Coetzee #SouthAfricanLiterature #AustralianLiterature #EnglishLiterature

  19. Today is the 84th birthday of J. M. Coetzee, who was born #OTD in 1940 in Cape Town and won, among many other things, the
    @Thebookerprizes TWICE (83 + 99) & the 2003
    @nobelprize for Fiction! 🎂

    #JMCoetzee #Coetzee #SouthAfricanLiterature #AustralianLiterature #EnglishLiterature

  20. Today is the 84th birthday of J. M. Coetzee, who was born #OTD in 1940 in Cape Town and won, among many other things, the
    @Thebookerprizes TWICE (83 + 99) & the 2003
    @nobelprize for Fiction! 🎂

    #JMCoetzee #Coetzee #SouthAfricanLiterature #AustralianLiterature #EnglishLiterature

  21. Today is the 84th birthday of J. M. Coetzee, who was born #OTD in 1940 in Cape Town and won, among many other things, the
    @Thebookerprizes TWICE (83 + 99) & the 2003
    @nobelprize for Fiction! 🎂

    #JMCoetzee #Coetzee #SouthAfricanLiterature #AustralianLiterature #EnglishLiterature

  22. "Afrikaans is like a ghostly envelope that accompanies him everywhere"

    BOYHOOD by J.M. Coetzee has some lovely linguistic detail

    #books #reading #JMCoetzee #Afrikaans #language #LanguageLearning

  23. "Afrikaans is like a ghostly envelope that accompanies him everywhere"

    BOYHOOD by J.M. Coetzee has some lovely linguistic detail

    #books #reading #JMCoetzee #Afrikaans #language #LanguageLearning

  24. "Afrikaans is like a ghostly envelope that accompanies him everywhere"

    BOYHOOD by J.M. Coetzee has some lovely linguistic detail

    #books #reading #JMCoetzee #Afrikaans #language #LanguageLearning

  25. "Afrikaans is like a ghostly envelope that accompanies him everywhere"

    BOYHOOD by J.M. Coetzee has some lovely linguistic detail

    #books #reading #JMCoetzee #Afrikaans #language #LanguageLearning