patoslilas
11-ene-2011, 20:01
Hello,
I love J. M. Coetzee, not only because he is an amazing writer, but also because of his strong beliefs in regards to animal rights. It's always great to read well elaborated essays that deal with this subject in an intelligent way.
I am currently reading Elisabeth Costello (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Costello), a book of essays where Coetzee uses the persona of a famous Australian old writer who gives a series of lectures around the world. Two of the essays are the famous "The Lives of Animals: The Philosophers and the Animals" and "The Lives of Animals: The Poets and the Animals" which are simply AMAZING.
I highly recommend this book.
Searching on the web today I have found a very interesting speech he gave in Sydney in 2007, called "Animals can't speak for themselves- It's up to us to do it".
You can read it here: http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/animals-cant-speak-for-themselves--its-up-to-us/2007/02/21/1171733841769.html?page=fullpage
Enjoy!
I love J. M. Coetzee, not only because he is an amazing writer, but also because of his strong beliefs in regards to animal rights. It's always great to read well elaborated essays that deal with this subject in an intelligent way.
I am currently reading Elisabeth Costello (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Costello), a book of essays where Coetzee uses the persona of a famous Australian old writer who gives a series of lectures around the world. Two of the essays are the famous "The Lives of Animals: The Philosophers and the Animals" and "The Lives of Animals: The Poets and the Animals" which are simply AMAZING.
I highly recommend this book.
Searching on the web today I have found a very interesting speech he gave in Sydney in 2007, called "Animals can't speak for themselves- It's up to us to do it".
You can read it here: http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/animals-cant-speak-for-themselves--its-up-to-us/2007/02/21/1171733841769.html?page=fullpage
Enjoy!