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Abstract

This is an extract from an essay originally published in the catalogue for Scenes from the South (Makhanda: Amazwi South African Museum of Literature, 2020), an international travelling exhibition curated by Kai Easton (SOAS University of London) and David Attwell (York) in collaboration with Amazwi and the Harry Ransom Center (HRC), University of Texas at Austin. The exhibition launch and a two-day programme of events of readings and music was held at Amazwi to mark Coetzee’s 80th birthday on 9 February 2020. Due to the restrictions of Covid-19 for global travel, the exhibition run has been extended until both Amazwi and the HRC can safely re-open. A 3-D tour was created for South Africa’s first ever virtual National Arts Festival, which can be accessed on their site: https://nationalartsfestival.co.za/show/scenes-from-the-south/