| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第7-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-19页 |
| 1. Introduction to John Maxwell Coetzee and His works | 第10-16页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter One Metafiction and the Metafictional Narrative Strategies | 第19-28页 |
| ·What is Metafiction, | 第19-24页 |
| ·The Definition of Metafiction | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Background for the Rising of Metafiction theory | 第20-24页 |
| ·Recurring Metafictional Strategies in Modern Texts | 第24-26页 |
| ·General Narrative Principles of Metafiction | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Two The Metafictional Narrative Strategies Used in Slow Man | 第28-41页 |
| ·The Intrusive Author | 第28-32页 |
| ·The Rebellion against the Traditional Narration | 第32-41页 |
| ·The Indeterminate Plot | 第33-36页 |
| ·The Indeterminate Genre | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Indeterminate Theme | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter Three The Thematic Meaning of the Metafictional Strategies in Slaw Man | 第41-57页 |
| ·The Relationship between Fiction and Reality: The Unreliability of Language | 第41-46页 |
| ·Intertextuality: a New Approach to Examine Fiction | 第46-51页 |
| ·The Exploration of the Narrative Art | 第51-57页 |
| ·The Struggle of the Author | 第51-53页 |
| ·The Emphasis on the Reader's Creative Role | 第53-57页 |
| Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-61页 |
