Hey everyone,
I came across a promo for a book (Thanking the Monkey by Karen Dawn) that Coetzee was supposedly endorsing. The book isn't new, I just never personally heard about it before. He isn't in the video itself but if you go to the website for the book (http://www.thankingthemonkey.com/), you will come across a qoute from him which reads:"'Treads that fine line between the provocative and the counterproductively undiplomatic assuredly.' - JM Coetzee, Nobel Prize-winning author of Disgrace."
Just thought it was interesting and wanted to share. One comment I found interesting was Emily Deschanel statement that we need to protect animals because they do not have a voice of there own. This goes with the theme of silence, power and the other we found in book such as "Foe," "Michael K," etc. Also, with "Lives of Animals" and Elizabeth Costello" in mind, one can argue "who says they don't have 'a voice'" and that this statement is yet another one that subcategorizes animals. I knew that, thats not what she meant by, "a voice," but I'm just trying to be difficult and take a Elizabeth Costello stance haha.
Enjoy :)
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