In J.M. Coetzee's latest story collection, questions of the soul become urgent as the body becomes frail
- Written by: Sue Kossew, Emeritus Professor of Literary Studies at School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, Monash University
Detail from The Dog – Francisco Goya (c.1820).Public domain.Devotees of J.M. Coetzee’s writing will be delighted at the publication of The Pole and Other Stories. What may be surprising to some about this collection is that the stories have all appeared before in some form – but not always in English.
The longest, The Pole, was...
