She pouts. I was expecting more of a story, she says. It is difficult to get into the swing when the subject keeps changing.
An ageing writer fills his journal- he has opinions about everything. He is challenged by Anya, the smart, irreverent young woman he hires to type his notes. Anya's boyfriend scorns the writer and schemes against him.
With its three simultaneous voices, Diary of a Bad Year is not only a novel about loneliness, friendship and the possibility of love, it changes the logic of reading itself.
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By:
J. M. Coetzee Introduction by:
Peter Goldsworthy Imprint: Text Publishing Company Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 199mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 155g ISBN:9781921922367 ISBN 10: 1921922362 Publication Date:26 April 2012 Audience:
General/trade
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General/trade
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ELT Advanced
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Short-listed for Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature: Fiction Award 2008
Short-listed for Age Book of the Year 2008
Short-listed for Age Book of the Year 2008 (Australia)
Short-listed for NSW Premier's Literary Award Christina Stead Prize for Fiction 2008
Short-listed for NSW Premier's Literary Award, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction 2008 (Australia)
Shortlisted for Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature: Fiction Award 2008.
Shortlisted for Age Book of the Year 2008.
Shortlisted for NSW Premier's Literary Award Christina Stead Prize for Fiction 2008.
Shortlisted for Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Best Fiction Book 2008.
