Elizabeth Costello

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Elizabeth Costello is a 2003 novel by J. M. Coetzee that follows an aging Australian writer whose public lectures and personal crises explore ethics, literature, and the limits of reason.

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instanceOf book
novel
adaptedFrom The Lives of Animals NERFINISHED
author J. M. Coetzee NERFINISHED
centralTheme animal rights
ethics
limits of reason
literature
the nature of belief
the problem of evil
containsChapter At the Gate NERFINISHED
Eros NERFINISHED
Realism
The Humanities in Africa NERFINISHED
The Lives of Animals NERFINISHED
The Novel in Africa NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Australia
exploresConcept faith and doubt
limits of rational argument
the moral status of animals
the relationship between fiction and truth
the role of the writer
genre literary fiction
metafiction
philosophical fiction
hasCharacter Blanche Costello NERFINISHED
Elizabeth Costello NERFINISHED
Emmanuel Egudu NERFINISHED
John Costello NERFINISHED
Norman Costello NERFINISHED
Paul West NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Elizabeth Costello NERFINISHED
narrativeForm linked essays
series of lectures
notableFor philosophical debates embedded in fiction
use of lecture format as narrative device
originalLanguage English
protagonistDescription aging Australian writer
publicationYear 2003
publisher Secker & Warburg NERFINISHED
Viking Penguin NERFINISHED
relatedWorkByAuthor Disgrace NERFINISHED
Slow Man NERFINISHED
The Lives of Animals NERFINISHED
setting Australia NERFINISHED
Europe NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
structure eight lessons and a postscript

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J. M. Coetzee notableWork Elizabeth Costello