A.S.H. Smyth

A strong whiff of goodbyes: The Pole and Other Stories, by J.M. Coetzee, reviewed

‘The cogs are seizing up, the lights are going out.’ As Elizabeth Costello clears her desk in this collection of stories, we feel that Coetzee may be doing the same

J.M. Coetzee receiving an honorary degree from Wits University, Johannesburg in 2012 [Alamy]
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  • The Pole and Other Stories

    J.M. Coetzee

    Harvill Secker, pp. 272, £20

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