This chapter explores Coetzee’s representations of silence and muteness in <italic>Foe</italic>. Referring to J. Rancière’s concept of “mute speech,” the discussion begins with an examination of the divide between the conceptual pairings of speech-writing and silence-muteness. The analysis considers how writing intersects with muteness, investigating the complex ways of giving voice to those who either refuse or are unable to engage within accepted linguistic norms, or those who have been denied access to dominant language and forms of writing. The chapter argues that Coetzee’s interlinking of the metaphysics of writing and the materiality of the disabled body challenges allegorical depictions of disability typical of traditional literary representations.