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The Life and Times of Michael K
The Life and Times of Michael K
Author: J.M. Coetzee
In a South Africa torn by civil war, Michael K sets out to take his mother back to her rural home. On the way there she dies, leaving him alone in an anarchic world of brutal roving armies. Imprisoned, Michael is unable to bear confinement and escapes, determined to live with dignity. Life and Times of Michael K goes to the centre of huma...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780099479154
ISBN-10: 009947915X
Publication Date: 3/28/2005
Pages: 192
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: Vintage Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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Coetzee's writing is spot-on for characterization. This book held my interest from cover to cover.
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