New essays providing critical views of Coetzee's major works for the scholar and the general reader.

Introduction - Tim Mehigan
Scenes from Provincial Life (1997-2009) - Sue Kossew
Style: Coetzee and Beckett - Chris Ackerley
Dusklands (1974) - David James
In the Heart of the Country (1977) - Derek Attrige
Waiting for the Barbarians (1980) - Mike Marais
Life & Times of Michael K (1983) - Engelhard Weigl
Foe (1986) - Chris Prentice
Age of Iron (1990) - Kim L. Worthington
The Master of Petersburg (1994) - Michelle Kelly
Disgrace (1999) - Simone Drichel
Elizabeth Costello (2003) - James Meffan
Slow Man (2005) - Tim Mehigan
Diary of a Bad Year (2007) - Johan Geertsema
Coetzee's Criticism - Carrol Clarkson
Works Cited
Notes on the Contributors
Index