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Availability Label | Location | Shelfmark | Availability | Reservations |
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Isabel Turner Branch | Fiction SHORT STORIES Coetz | On loan until: 03/May/24 |
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Pittsburgh Branch | Fiction SHORT STORIES Coetz | On loan until: 17/May/24 |
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Title Statement | The Pole & other stories / J. M. Coetzee. |
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Alternative Title(s) | Pole and other stories |
Author | Coetzee, J. M., 1940- |
Publication | London: Harvill Secker,2023. |
Extent of Item | 255 pages ; |
ISBN | 9781787304055 (hardcover) |
Other Number | pr07259140 |
Contents | The Pole --As a woman grows older --The old woman and the cats --The glass abattoir --Hope --The dog. |
Summary | Published together with five exceptional stories, 'The Pole' tells the story of Witold Walczykiewicz, a pianist who becomes infatuated with Beatriz, a stylish patron of the arts. Although Beatriz is married, she soon finds herself pursued and swept into his world. As he sends her letters and extends countless invitations to travel, their unlikely relationship blossoms, though only on her terms. As the power struggle between them intensifies, is it Beatriz who limits their passion by controlling her emotions? Or is it Witold, trying to force into life his dream of love? |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Man-woman relationships--Fiction |
Pianists--Fiction | |
By Genre | Short stories |