Master of Petersburg

[Lawrence Bryan]

Sounds good to me, but I'm intimidated by the erudition shown by so  
many list members; a bit like an amateur violinist invited to play  
with the Julliard Quartet. So I'd prefer to listen/read.

I'm not sure why I like Coetzee so much. On the other hand I'm not  
sure that it is important to me to answer that why. But if pressed, I  
suppose his approach to the human condition strikes an empathetic  
nerve within me on a very personal level. TRP is external, national,  
global, universal. Coetzee deeply inward. I like looking both ways,  
and the view is very satisfying either direction.

Lawrence

On Aug 15, 2008, at 12:27 PM, Richard Ryan wrote:

> There were several list members who expressed enthusiasm for  
> Coetzee's Master of Petersburg as a quick "NP" read before we start  
> off with "V" or "Vineland."  I've begun reading it - and can report  
> that it's beautifully written (as one would expect of JMC), and a  
> vivid re-imagining of a great figure in the history of world  
> literature.  Fun for the entire list, in other words....
>
> If there is still sufficient interest - and no widespread objections  
> - I can start off a MoP reading in a week or two - whenever the AtD  
> readers feel that they've had ample time to wrap things up.   
> Conveniently, MoP is divided into twenty chapters - so if we had,  
> say, four other hosts we could each take four chapters and get  
> through the book in about four weeks (give or take a week or so  
> depending on how interested and involved the audience was.)
>
> Thoughts?
> RR

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