Jan Wilm

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 that may be termed philosophical. Drawing on fresh archival material, this is the first study of its kind to explore Coetzee's writing process as already slow; as a program of seemingly relentless revision which brings forth his uniquely dense and crystalline style. Through the incorporation of material from drafts and notebooks, this study is also the first to combine an exploration of the writer's stylistic choices with a rigorous analysis of the reader's responses. The book includes close readings of Coetzee's popular and lesser known work, including Disgrace, Waiting for the Barbarians, Elizabeth Costello, Life and Times of Michael K and Slow Man.

The Slow Philosophy of J. M. Coetzee

David Wagner

Anneke Lubkowitz

Nadire Y. Biskin

Anna Hetzer

Anna Fedorova

Christian Wöllecke

Jonas Rump

Lukas Valtin

Oliver Heidkamp

Ron Winkler

Paul Scraton

Carla Kaspari

Jenny Schäfer

Lea Sauer

Hannah Beckmann

Olav Amende

Marie-Louise Monrad Møller

Joceline Ziegler

Gehen, das heißt auch: flanieren, spazieren, sich treiben lassen, Umwege nehmen. Im Gehen zeigt sich die Kartographie unseres raumbezogenen Möglichkeitssinns. Als eine von den Umständen bedingte Praxis wird es im Gehen aber auch immer dort reizvoll, ja, gefährlich, wo den Gehenden Grenzen gesetzt werden: Wo Werbung, Straßenschilder, Mauern und Zäune unsere Gehgeschwindigkeiten bestimmen. Wo inmitten der Architektur unsere Emotionen geformt werden. Und wo zwischen den Rastern der Norm – von der Bordsteinkante bis zur Skyline – die Stadt aufscheint.

Magazin für Literatur und Kultur

metamorphosen 27 – Gehen

Jan Wilm

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