Jm Coetzee
latest news & developments
Puppets, prose and perseverance: JM Coetzee’s Life & Times of Michael K comes to life
The author’s classic is reimagined through puppetry in a powerful stage adaptation
Scribes of freedom: Southern African literature works for a just society
From critiques of apartheid to reflections on post-colonial identity, Southern African literature has chronicled the region’s history and shaped its trajectory to a just society
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights unexamined motives nestled in the unconscious
Does Putin fully understand its own reasons for its incursion into Ukraine – or does he just not care?
Novel role for literature on stage
Compelling, popular theatre adaptations distil the very essence of written stories for audiences
Abdulrazak Gurnah: Nobel prize honours a self-effacing and unassuming talent
Not many knew of the unheralded Zanzibari author who has steadily produced 10 novels
The mechanism of contagion in racism
How race came to function as fuel to an exploitative economic system. Take the case of South Africa…
JM Coetzee: A fine mind, a formidable intellect
Behind JM Coetzee, the writer lauded for his ‘wonderfully brave, bold mind’ , is John Coetzee, the quiet man
The pitfalls of artistic canons
Is there sufficient rigour to update the existing literary canon and infuse it with new voices that will themselves become canons in decades to come?
A novel response to ‘Disgrace’
The author reimagines a voice and lets it fill the gaps of one of South Africa’s famous books
Enigmatic Michael K stripped
Nthikeng Mohlele has recast JM Coetzee’s character to explore the changed cultural environment
Coetzee listens, learns in Palestine
Author defines apartheid to describe situation in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
The life and works of John Coetzee
Shaun de Waal applauds David Attwell’s survey of JM Coetzee’s manuscripts and notes to self.
Social justice calls for new thinking
A new kind of intellectual needs to join the ranks of those fighting for economic emancipation, writes Louise Ferreira.
Jo’burg Art Fair censorship: Artists back each other up
The redeeming factor of the Jo’burg Art Fair was seeing one artist stand up for another, writes Percy Zvomuya.
International artwork inspired by JM Coetzee
Berlinde de Bruyckere’s sculpture on exhibition at Belgium’s Venice Biennale was inspired by South African author JM Coetzee.