A collection of twenty-three literary essays from the Nobel Prize-winning author J.M. Coetzee. In this thought-provoking collection he examines the work of some of the world's greatest writers--from Daniel Defoe and Samuel Beckett to Irene Nemirovsky and Goethe. In Late Essays, Coetzee offers readers an illuminating and profound analysis of a remarkable list of writers and their works. Vibrant and inquisitive!