The tragic cosmopolitism of J. M. Coetze in Waiting for the Barbarians and Foe

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  • Jean Paul Engélibert Universidad de Bordeaux-Montaigne, Francia

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https://doi.org/10.7203/eutopias.0.18600

Keywords:

M. Coetzee, Waiting for the Barbarians, Foe, cosmopolitism, exchanges with the Other

Abstract

J.M. Coetzee’s novels offer a tragic representation of cosmopolitism. The desire for reciprocal exchanges with the Other is always hampered by the colonial context. In Waiting for the Barbarians and Foe, the narrative manages to create a tension between attempts at a reciprocal relationship with the Other – whether a barbarian or a slave – and the knowledge that they can never be entirely successful, so that the promise of reciprocity remains but a promise, raising expectations that will never be satisfied.

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Published

2017-12-28

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Engélibert, J. P. (2017). The tragic cosmopolitism of J. M. Coetze in Waiting for the Barbarians and Foe. EU-topías. A Journal on Interculturality, Communication, and European Studies, 171–176. https://doi.org/10.7203/eutopias.0.18600
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VOL. 14 (2017)

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DOSSIER

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