JM Coetzee on writing, followed by reading in Dutch (subtitled) from ‘IJzertijd’ (Age of Iron), 2000

[@YuvrajSingh-ys4lh]

there is a certain rare intensity in his ways

[@betapicts]

he's a shy, introvert man

[@CandaceHydeWang]

A genius. Fabulous writer.

[@jamesoconnor9452]

Someone who worked with Coetzee for 10+ years said they only saw him laugh one time. After seeing this, that doesn’t surprise me.

[@betapicts]

yeah, I get the bottom line, a writer who never smiles cannot be a good writer. And don't tell me in your next comment that you never meant that.

[@jerryhello]

@@betapicts "For with much wisdom comes much sorrow."

[@praveenkumar-qz5rk]

What an austere man

[@betapicts]

I wouldn't say 'austere', he seems to be an exceptionally shy man, and that makes him very sympathetic in a way

[@taifabdulridha1308]

I need the complete review please

[@betapicts]

In my country it's unavailable; kzbin.info/www/bejne/lavEhnqBZZesec0

[@kelman727]

Seems a lot less camera shy these days.

[@johndoeman9187]

"Waiting For Barbarians" is a good story with a bad message. He acknowledges the potential holes in his arguments aka that the Barbarians' ways are death and disease and having the Empire off their oasis won't change that, but doesn't answer them, he just narrates on like Lars von Trier in the movie "Dogville." Anyone who wants to criticize him doesn't know how because they are afraid of having failed to fully see his theme properly.

[@joon5968]

a facetiously superficial reading. i hope youre joking

[@TheSpiritOfTheTimes]

@@joon5968Lots of liberals and fascists believe what he said and there's quite a few of them out there.

[@TheSpiritOfTheTimes]

I love this dude's books, but he doesn't give the impression of being a pleasant man in personal life.

[@ButternutBanyana]

Yes, he seems very intense, but my god I LOVE his writing. Probably the only writer that can enthral me from the first page. He seems introverted and quite mysterious, which I presume are the attributes of what makes an excellent writer.

[@tyorke89]

@@ButternutBanyana You would enjoy his Scenes from Provincial Life trilogy, which details his insights about what he thought made an excellent or impassioned writer, especially those from his early 20s living in London.

[@DarkAngelEU]

@@ButternutBanyana Intense artists are often the best. It means they're focused and don't get distracted by frivolities.

[@jonharrison9222]

@@tyorke89 Does he have to…?!