Slow Man is a novel by the South-African writer J.M. Coetzee and concerns a man who must learn to adapt after losing a leg in a road accident. The novel has many varied themes, including the nature of care, the relationship between an author and his characters, and man's drive to …

《慢人》（Slow Man）是约翰·马克斯韦尔·库切于2005年创作的长篇小说，出版当年就获得布克奖提名。 小说描写了“边缘人”保罗·雷蒙特的晚年生活，他被汽车撞倒了，送到医院救治时被截去了右腿。

2005年10月10日 · Slow Man, many readers will no doubt be relieved to hear, is a return to a more conventional form: it is unambiguously a novel, with one glaring exception. John Coetzee, who now lives in...

2005年9月1日 · Slow Man is a 2005 novel by South African-born Nobel laureate J. M. Coetzee, and concerns a man who must learn to adapt after losing a leg in a road accident. The novel has many varied themes, including the nature of care, the relationship between an author and his characters, and man's drive to leave a legacy.

2005年9月26日 · After leaving the hospital, Paul rejects several home-care nurses, until Croatian immigrant Marijana Jokics earns his trust, his gratitude—and his unspoken love.

2020年9月16日 · "When photographer Paul Rayment loses his leg in a bicycle accident, his solitary life is irrevocably changed. Stubbornly refusing a prosthesis, Paul returns to his bachelor's apartment in Adelaide, uncomfortable with his new dependency on others.

2016年10月2日 · Dive deep into J. M. Coetzee's Slow Man with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion

2005年9月22日 · In this new book, Coetzee offers a profound meditation on what makes us human, on what it means to grow older and reflect on how we have lived our lives. Like all great works of literature, Slow Man is a novel that asks questions but rarely provides answers; it is a portrait of a man in search of truth.

The slow man is Paul Rayment, 60 years old, a retired photographer and archivist, divorced and childless, living alone. The venue is Adelaide, Australia. He's out for a ride on his bicycle when he's struck by a car he doesn't see.