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Inadditiontobeingoneofthemostacclaimedandaccomplishedfictionwritersintheworld,NobelPrizewinnerJ.M.Coetzeeisalsoaliterarycriticofthehighestcaliber.Inthiscollectionoftwentyessays,Coetzeeexaminestheworkofsomeofthetwentieth-centuryasgreatestwritersafromSamuelBeckettandGA1/4nterGrasstoGabrielGarcA-aMArquezandPhilipRoth.Brilliantlyinsightful,challengingyetaccessible,thesepiecesdemonstrateCoetzeeassharpeyeandunwaveringcriticalacumen.Writtenwithgreatclarityandprecision,theyofferawindowintotwentyimmortaltextsthatwillbeofmajorinteresttoallreadersofinternationalliterature,aswellastoCoetzeeasmanyfans.