Summertime Fiction
Summertime Fiction by J. M. Coetzee, published by Penguin Publishing Group on October 26, 2010, is a reprint edition comprising 272 pages. This novel follows a young biographer as he researches the life of the late writer John Coetzee. Through a series of interviews with individuals who played significant roles in Coetzee’s early life, the narrative explores his formative years as a writer in Cape Town, revealing a portrait of a reserved and introspective young man.
Readers will find an innovative and inspired work that combines elements of fiction and literary exploration. The testimonies gathered by the biographer create a nuanced image of Coetzee’s character, highlighting his struggles to connect with those around him. This edition presents a critical and often humorous examination of identity and creativity, inviting readers to reflect on the complexities of the writing life.
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“Not since Disgrace, has he written with such urgency and feeling.” –The New Yorker
J.M. Coetzee’s latest novel, The Schooldays of Jesus, is now available from Viking. Late Essays: 2006-2016 will be available January 2018.
Nobel Prize-winning author J. M. Coetzee’s new book follows a young biographer as he works on a book about the late writer, John Coetzee. The biographer embarks on a series of interviews with people who were important to Coetzee during the period when he was “finding his feet as a writer”-in his thirties and sharing a run-down cottage in the suburbs of Cape Town with his widowed father. Their testimonies create an image of an awkward, reserved, and bookish young man who finds it difficult to connect with the people around him. An innovative and inspired work of fiction-incisive, elegant, and often surprisingly funny- Summertime allows one of the most revered writers of our time to imagine his own life with a critical and unsparing eye.
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