I say that I represent this movement because my intellectual allegianc…

J. M. Coetzee
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I say that I represent this movement because my intellectual allegiances are clearly European, not African. ✨ An exclusive interview with J M Coetzee. Interview with David Attwell, www.dn.se. December 8, 2003.
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I say that I represent this movement because my intellectual allegiances are clearly European, not African. ✨ An exclusive interview with J M Coetzee. Interview with David Attwell, www.dn.se. December 8, 2003.

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