A Study Of J.M. Coetzee's Theoretical Fictions

The Theoretical Fiction Concept is resulted from the field of contemporary literature, in which the tradition of narrative and theoretical has been constantly challenged and destroyed. And the concept is put forward by Mark Currie, which means the fiction that contains theoretical contents, or the fiction also assumes the responsibility of interpreting theory. This kind of fictions put theory and narration together, which made it a high experimental, and it belongs to the postmodern context. J.M. Coetzee (the winner of The Book Prize and The 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature], whose works which contain 16 fictions,2 Chinese translated works and some English original works have obvious features of Theoretical Fiction writing. And Coetzee's unique writing perspectives, writing vision and writing conception are based on his specific historical and cultural context, special cultural identity and life experiences.To get the full appreciation of Coetzee's works, whose theoretical fiction mainly divided into the fiction as a literacy theory, the literacy theory as fiction as well as the Intertextuality between fictional and theoretical text. And through theoretical and fictional creation, Coetzee intends to convey his concern on the connection between the author and the text, the relation between Novel "Program" and "Material", and the poetic function, and thus he could return to find the boundary line in fiction and non-fiction, discuss the duties of a novelist and the understanding of the literature essence, value and other basic issues.Study on Coetzee's theoretical fiction writing, and make a connection on the character between a novelist and a theorist, which can provide new ideas and perspectives for deep understanding on the entire creative activity of Coetzee. And it is very helpful to give a further research in literature.