Life & Times of Michael K

This is a new book. Condition: Brand New.

Four modern classics by the great South African writer, J. M. Coetzee, re-released with stylish new covers and accompanied by introductions from some of Australia's brightest writing talents.

There was a cord of tenderness that stretched from him to the patch of earth beside that dam and must be cut. It seemed to him that one could cut a cord like that only so many times before it would not grow again.

Michael K is returning his elderly mother to her rural birthplace when she dies, leaving him to the mercy of roving armies in a South Africa gripped by war. Locked up, he escapes, determined to live life on his own terms. This compassionate and life-affirming novel speaks to the human need for connection-to each other and to the world-and an interior life.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781925773873
Published: July 2019

Number of pages: 192
Width: 130 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 18 mm

Publisher: Text Publishing