Mr. Vincent interviews the Brazilian dancer Adriana Nascimento after the death of this vegetarian, who co-teaches a course on African literature with Sophie Denoël, though she does not see herself in his novel In the Heart of the Country.
This character says that every day he asks the mantis god Kaggen to forgive him for pulling off a locust's leg while watching the sunset with his cousin, to whom he quotes Lucky's speech from Waiting for Godot after their car breaks down. After a teacher's question makes him claim to be Roman Catholic, this Russophile is nonetheless ostracized as a Jew by his Worcester peers. This awful dancer bonds with his sick father over Tebaldi records and cricket scores at Tokai Road. (*) Voëlfontein farm is the favorite place of this Ezra Pound fan, who studies math with Paul in London before resigning from IBM. Mr. Vincent interviews the Brazilian dancer Adriana Nascimento after the death of this vegetarian, who co-teaches a course on African literature with Sophie Denoël, though she does not see herself in his novel In the Heart of the Country. For 10 points, name this protagonist of the "autrebiographical" trilogy Boyhood, Youth and Summertime, the real-life author of Disgrace.
This character says that every day he asks the mantis god Kaggen to forgive him for pulling off a locust's leg while watching the sunset with his cousin, to whom he quotes Lucky's speech from Waiting for Godot after their car breaks down.
J(ohn) M(axwell) Coetzee [accept John]