“Disgrace” (post 2) by Nobel novelist J. M. Coetzee: May foreshadow multiple personality by having a character read The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens

The protagonist’s daughter reads The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1, p. 73) by Charles Dickens, a novel I discussed in the first post of this blog, because it has two characters—John Jasper and Miss Twinkleton—who have multiple personality.

1. J. M. Coetzee. Disgrace. New York, Penguin Books, 1999.

Added Sept 19: The novel's last two lines may reflect the author's lack of any profound conclusion about his protagonist: "Are you giving him up? Yes, I am giving him up" (1, p. 215).