{"product_id":"9781922268105","title":"Foe","description":"Author: Coetzee, J. M.\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922268105\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 176 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs Text continues the re-release of J. M. Coetzee's major works, this second instalment of four titles - with introductions from top emerging and established writers - will win over a new generation of Coetzee readers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn a world of chance is there a better and a worse? We yield to a stranger's embrace or give ourselves to the waves; for the blink of an eyelid our vigilance relaxes; we are asleep; and when we awake, we have lost the direction of our lives.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eIn this extraordinary novel J. M. Coetzee asks his readers to re-imagine Daniel Defoe's\u003ci\u003e Robinson Crusoe\u003c\/i\u003e. It is the early 1700s. A young woman, Susan Barton, washes ashore on a remote island, populated only by Cruso and Friday, his mute slave. It will finally fall to Barton, having been rescued, to tell their tale of survival-but in order to do that she must confront and grapple with the nature of storytelling itself.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48185110691998,"sku":"UBD-9781922268105","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922268105.jpg?v=1787485568","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922268105","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}