Justin Cartwright reviews J. M. Coetzee's latest non-fiction "Inner Workings: Literary Essays 2000-2005"
It is literary criticism of the highest order. And the title is apt, because what Coetzee does is never superficial or opportunist; this is a close examination of the way the writers he is discussing work, and the historical and cultural context in which they work, and it is informed by a breathtakingly wide understanding of their influences and preoccupations.
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