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Foe by J. M. Coetzee is a reimagining of Defoe's Robinson Crusoe from the perspective of Susan Barton, a shipwrecked woman who joins Cruso and an African man named Friday on an isolated island. After their eventual rescue and Cruso's death, Susan seeks out the writer Foe to chronicle her story and struggles with his narrative choices, grappling with themes of voice and authorship. The book discusses racism, enslavement, and sexual relationships.