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The study explores the unconventional use of epistolary forms in Age of Iron and their implications for understanding truth-telling.

July 11, 2026HumanitiesOpen Access

Virtuality Versus Spectrality: Epistolarity and the Problematics of Truth-Telling in J. M. Coetzee’s Age of Iron

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The study explores the unconventional use of epistolary forms in Age of Iron and their implications for understanding truth-telling.
Analysis of J. M. Coetzee’s epistolary narrative techniques in Age of Iron.
Examination of philosophical frameworks from Bergson, Deleuze, Lyotard, and Derrida.
Discussion on authorial intent and the interplay of virtuality and spectrality within the narrative.
Identifies absence as a key motif impacting the urgency of truth communication.
Demonstrates how narrative shifts between virtuality and spectrality influence meanings in the text.
Highlights the novel's support for a performative engagement with truth.

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This contribution examines how epistolary forms in Age of Iron investigate truth-telling challenges, suggesting new perspectives.

S. M. Salim Reza (2026) studied this question.

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