![]() ![]() ![]() Near the end of the book we hear that he has married, ''not either to my disadvantage or dissatisfaction,'' Crusoe seems to have managed well enough without women during the 28 years, 2 months and 19 days he spent on the island. The human image in ''Robinson Crusoe'' is unforgettable, but limited: it is a man's world women appear only as terrified anonymities, domestic servants in Cape Verde, or the honest widow in London who holds Crusoe's moneyįor him. He may have been impressed by Jean Rhys'sĬonversion of ''Jane Eyre'' into ''Wide Sargasso Sea'' or by other experiments in displacing an official perspective. Coetzee has written a superb novel by reconsidering the events of ''Robinson Crusoe'' and presenting them from a new point of view. The author of the book was Daniel Defoe or, to revert to his given name, Daniel Foe. ''T HE Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner'' was published on April 25, 1719. His most recent book is ''We Irish: Essays on Irish Literature and Society.'' ![]() Section 7, Column 1 Book Review Deskīy Denis Donoghue Denis Donoghue holds the Henry James Chair of Letters at New York University. ![]() The New York Times: Book Review Search Articleįebruary 22, 1987, Sunday, Late City Final Edition ![]()
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