by J. M. Coetzee · Vintage · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099479154
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«Life and Times of Michael K» is the novel by J. M. Coetzee, published by Vintage in paperback (192 pages, in English).
In a South Africa at civil war, Michael K travels with his mother to her rural home. She dies on the way and he is left alone against brutal armies. Confined in a camp, unable to bear the enclosure, he escapes to live with dignity. The novel explores inner life, connection with the world, and the search for a pure vision.
The novel won the Booker Prize in 1983. J. M. Coetzee, author of the novel, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
For readers of literary and contemporary fiction, especially those seeking narrative set in South Africa and award-winning works.
John Maxwell Coetzee AC FRSL OMG is a South African and Australian novelist, essayist, linguist, and translator. The recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature, Coetzee is one of the most critically acclaimed and decorated authors in the English language. He has won the Booker Prize (twice), the CNA Literary Award (thrice), the Jerusalem Prize, the Prix Femina étranger, and The Irish Times International Fiction Prize, and holds a number of other awards and honorary doctorates.
