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Hello! I’ve recently picked up Coetzee’s Disgrace, and was puzzled by a few lines in the book. I’ve turned to google and found nothing specific there. Here are the passages:
Chapter 2:
“It is a film he first saw a quarter of a century ago but is still captivated by: the instant of the present and the past of that instant, evanescent, caught in the same place.”
Chapter 5: “Like a thing of wood, he turns and leaves.”
Was confused about the simile comparing what I interpreted as his cowardice with wood.
Any good places/articles/essays to read up on this book also very much appreciated!
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