Book 89:
Youth – J M Coetzee
A little
bit about the author (from Wikipedia):
Coetzee
is known as reclusive and avoids publicity to such an extent that he did not collect
either of his two Booker Prizes
in person.[44][45] South African writer Rian Malan has said that:
Coetzee
is a man of almost monkish self-discipline and dedication. He does not drink,
smoke or eat meat. He cycles vast distances to keep fit and spends at least an
hour at his writing-desk each morning, seven days a week. A colleague who has
worked with him for more than a decade claims to have seen him laugh just once.
An acquaintance has attended several dinner parties where Coetzee has uttered
not a single word.[46]
As a
result of his reclusive nature, signed copies of Coetzee's fiction are highly
sought after.[19] Recognising this, he was a key figure in the establishment of
Oak Tree Press's First
Chapter Series, a series of limited edition signed works by literary greats to
raise money for the child victims and orphans of the African HIV/AIDS crisis.[47]
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