What is it about?
JM Coetzee in Disgrace uses narrative techniques such as counter voices in order to write a dark self, and to deconstruct colonial masculinities. This paper gives practical examples and methods for creative writing students to write from the dark side.
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Why is it important?
JM Coetzee is Nobel prize winning author and Disgrace is one of the top contemporary novels. Using this novel as an exemplar and Coetzee as a writing mentor will help novelists create works with gravitas and literary resonance
Perspectives
Studying Coetzee's novel in this way stimulated my writing and hopefully will inspire yours.
Dr Paul Andrew Williams
University of the Sunshine Coast
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This page is a summary of: Embracing Disgrace: Writing from the Dark Side, New Writing, March 2014, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/14790726.2014.898661.
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