The Slow Philosophy of J. M. Coetzee

In The Slow Philosophy of J.M. Coetzee Jan Wilm analyses Coetzee''s singular aesthetic style which, he argues, provokes the reader to read his works slowly. The effected ''slow reading'' is developed into a method specifically geared to analyzing Coetzee''s singular oeuvre, and it is shown that his works productively decelerate the reading process only to dynamize the reader''s reflexion in a way ...