A review by nawis
Foe by J.M. Coetzee

5.0

Coetzee deftly uses his "retelling" of Defoe's Robinson Crusoe to address themes such as power/freedom/oppression/voicelessness, but the truly compelling story here is one of metafiction. Avoiding major spoilers, the characters here are symbolic of the creation process itself: from inspiration/conception, to plot and readability, and to the indistinct line between truth and fiction. Coetzee once again proves his mastery of allegory.