Foe - Hardcover

Coetzee, J. M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670813982 ISBN 13: 9780670813988

Publisher: Viking, 1987

Synopsis

Returning to London after being marooned on an island in the Atlantic, Susan Barton approaches the author Daniel Foe with the story of her adventures with Robinson Cruso and the mute Friday

About this title

Review:

A small miracle of a book...of marvellous intricacy and overwhelming power (Washington Post)

A finely honed testament to its author's intelligence, imagination and skill (The New York Times)

From the Back Cover:

'At last I could row no further. My hands were blistered, my back was burned, my body ached. With a sigh, making barely a splash, I slipped overboard . . .'

In the early eighteenth century, Susan Barton is washed ashore on a remote desert island. There she encounters a man named Cruso and his silent servant, Friday. Far from civilization, she has no choice but to join these castaways - until the day a passing ship offers the chance of rescue.

On arriving in London, Susan decides to tell her story and seeks help from the well-known author Daniel Foe. But, as a writer, Foe seeks not to tell the truth as Susan remembers it but instead to produce a grand narrative that will outlive its age - one Susan cannot recognize . . .

'A small miracle of a book' Washington Post

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0670813982
• ISBN 13: 9780670813988
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160