How Long to Read J.M. Coetzee and the Paradox of Postcolonial Authorship

How Long Does it Take to Read J.M. Coetzee and the Paradox of Postcolonial Authorship?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 14 minutes to read J.M. Coetzee and the Paradox of Postcolonial Authorship by Dr Jane Poyner

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In her analysis of the South African novelist J. M. Coetzee's literary and intellectual career, Jane Poyner illuminates the author's abiding preoccupation with what Poyner calls the "paradox of postcolonial authorship". Writers of conscience or conscience-stricken writers of the kind Coetzee portrays, whilst striving symbolically to bring the stories of the marginal and the oppressed to light, always risk reimposing the very authority they seek to challenge. From Dusklands to Diary of a Bad Year, Poyner traces how Coetzee rehearses and revises his understanding of the ethics of intellectualism in parallel with the emergence of the "new South Africa". She contends that Coetzee's modernist aesthetics facilitate a more exacting critique of the problems that encumber postcolonial authorship, including the authority it necessarily engenders. Poyner is attentive to the ways Coetzee's writing addresses the writer's proper role with respect to the changing ethical demands of contemporary political life. Theoretically sophisticated and accessible, her book is a major contribution to our understanding of the Nobel Laureate and to postcolonial studies.

How long is J.M. Coetzee and the Paradox of Postcolonial Authorship?

J.M. Coetzee and the Paradox of Postcolonial Authorship by Dr Jane Poyner is 252 pages long, and a total of 63,504 words.

This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read J.M. Coetzee and the Paradox of Postcolonial Authorship Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 47 minutes to read J.M. Coetzee and the Paradox of Postcolonial Authorship aloud.

What Reading Level is J.M. Coetzee and the Paradox of Postcolonial Authorship?

J.M. Coetzee and the Paradox of Postcolonial Authorship is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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