Dusklands
Sign in to saveDusklands (1974) is the debut novel by J. M. Coetzee, winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. The novel consists of two thematically linked novellas, "The Vietnam Project" and "The Narrative of Jacobus Coetzee."
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- Author
- J. M. Coetzee
- First published
- 1974
- Editions
- 11
- Subjects
- Fiction, novella, myth, Fiction, general, Fiction, psychological, Vietnam war, 1961-1975, fiction, South africa, fiction, Fiction (fictional works by one author)
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Dusklands (1974) is the debut novel by J. M. Coetzee, winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. The novel consists of two thematically linked novellas, "The Vietnam Project" and "The Narrative of Jacobus Coetzee."
==Plot== The first novella, "The Vietnam Project", relates the gradual descent into insanity of its protagonist Eugene Dawn. Eugene works for a U.S. government agency responsible for the psychological warfare in the Vietnam War. However, his work on mythography and psychological operations is taking a heavy toll on him; his fall culminates in him stabbing his own son, Martin.