Slow Man
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Slow Man is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author J. M. Coetzee that explores aging, disability, and identity through the story of a photographer whose life is transformed after a debilitating accident.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | J. M. Coetzee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCharacter | Elizabeth Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| exploresRelationship |
author and character
ⓘ
patient and caregiver ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| focusesOn | life after traumatic injury ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
philosophical novel ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| hasDisabilityRepresentation | amputation ⓘ |
| hasISBN |
9780436206566
ⓘ
9780670033835 ⓘ |
| hasMottoOrEpigraph | yes ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
migration
ⓘ
old age ⓘ personal autonomy ⓘ responsibility for others ⓘ |
| includedIn | J. M. Coetzee bibliography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
intertextuality
ⓘ
metafictional intrusion ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Paul Rayment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | realist with metafictional elements ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| openingEvent | bicycle accident ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 263 ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorPeriod | late Coetzee period ⓘ |
| protagonistDisability | leg amputation ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | French-born Australian ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | photographer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Secker & Warburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Elizabeth Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Adelaide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
ⓘ
authorship ⓘ caregiving ⓘ disability ⓘ embodiment ⓘ ethics of care ⓘ identity ⓘ immigration ⓘ metafiction ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
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