Diary of a Bad Year

Aging author Senor C has been commissioned to write a series of essays entitled "Strong Opinions," of which he has many. After hiring a beautiful young typist named Anya, the two embark on a relationship that will have a profound impact on them both - especially when Alan, Anya's no-good boyfriend, develops designs on Senor C's bank account. Told in these three voices simultaneously, Coetzee has created any entirely new way of telling a story.