Slow Man
First edition | |
| Author | J. M. Coetzee |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Secker & Warburg |
Publication date | 1 September 2005 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 272pp (UK hardback) |
| ISBN | 0-436-20611-0 |
| OCLC | 61431359 |
Slow Man is a novel by the South-African writer J.M. Coetzee and concerns a man who must learn to adapt after losing a leg in a road accident. The novel has many varied themes, including the nature of care, the relationship between an author and his characters, and man's drive to leave a legacy. It was Coetzee's first novel since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003. The novel was longlisted for the 2005 Man Booker Prize.