Essential reading for scholars of Coetzee, who will find much to absorb and admire in it.

Forum for Modern Language Studies

Without question the best informed book on Coetzee's oeuvre, J. M. Coetzee: Truth, Meaning, Fiction approaches Coetzee in the newest and most revolutionary light, blending philosophy, archives and manuscripts, ethology, and epistemology. A genuine theoretical and critical coup, this is a brilliant volume that is also an audacious theory of knowledge.

Bruno Clément, Emeritus Professor at Université Paris 8, France, and former President of the Collège international de philosophie

In this courageous study, Anthony Uhlmann deftly engages the formidable genius of J. M. Coetzee, tracing the paths of truth in fiction through the demonstration of the veridical power of emotion and imagination in literature. This erudite work is an exemplar of provocative thinking in and through fiction.

Moira Gatens, Challis Professor of Philosophy, The University of Sydney, Australia

The depth of his thinking and erudition, combined with his extraordinary philosophical and literary agility, allow Uhlmann to work deep into the difficult terrain that is the province of the Coetzean experience. In doing so, he brings Coetzee's writing to life, as only the best criticism can. This book will change the way we read Coetzee; it will also change the way we understand how literature thinks.

Peter Boxall, Professor of English, University of Sussex, UK