The Master of Petersburg

Name: The Master of Petersburg
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ISBN: 9781925773880

J. M. Coetzee, Shannon Burns

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Text Publishing Company
02 July 2019

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Four modern classics by the great South African writer, J. M. Coetzee, re-released with stylish new covers and accompanied by introductions from some of Australia's brightest writing talents.

History is coming to an end; the old account-books will soon be thrown into the fire; in this dead time between old and new, all things are permitted. He does not believe his answer particularly, does not disbelieve it.

In the fall of 1869, Dostoevsky is summoned from Berlin to St Petersburg by the sudden death of his stepson. Mad with grief, Dostoevsky obsessively unravels Pavel's life and death, becoming enmeshed in the same demonic conspiracies that claimed the boy. The Master of Petersburg is a daring novel about filial love and hate, authority and rebellion, art and imagination.

By: J. M. Coetzee
Introduction by: Shannon Burns
Imprint: Text Publishing Company
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 218g
ISBN: 9781925773880
ISBN 10: 1925773884
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 02 July 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

J. M. Coetzee was the first author to win the Booker Prize twice and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2003. He lives in Adelaide.

Reviews for The Master of Petersburg

`South Africa's most brilliant novelist...challenges us to doubt our preconceived notions not only of love but of truth itself.' * Seattle Times * `A fascinating study of the dark mysteries of creativity, grief, relationships between fathers and sons, and of the great Russian themes of love and death.' * Wall Street Journal * `A dark and beautifully imagined novel. Coetzee draws a brilliant portrait of an era of desperation, obsession, and hope.' * Elle * `A provocative and ironic exploration of the relation of art and life.' * Los Angeles Times *

Long-listed for Best Designed Series, Australian Book Design Awards 2020 (Australia)
Short-listed for Best Designed Series, Australian Book Design Awards 2020 (Australia)