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‘Dusklands’ and ‘Disgrace’ address the complicity of writers in events that are too easily dismissed as beyond their capacity to influence.
A selective look at some memorable novels and short story collections of the year.
A stage adaptation of J.M. Coetzee’s novel “Life & Times of Michael K,” about a man’s struggles during a fictional South African conflict, includes actors alongside a puppet version of Michael K.
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
His spare, icily precise books explore humanity’s most serious themes, including South Africa’s legacy of apartheid. And not all of them are downers.