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Life and Times of Michael K: A Novel
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Based on 19,000 Ratings and 1,368 Reviews

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In a South Africa turned by war, Michael K. sets out to take his ailing 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. This life affirming novel goes to the center of human experience-the need for an interior, spiritual... More
Book Information
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
BindingPaperback (24 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages192
ISBN-100140074481
ISBN-13978-0140074482
Publication Date01/08/1985
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About J. M. Coetzee (Author) : J. M. Coetzee is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of J. M. Coetzee include Platero y yo/ Platero and I, Brighton Rock, Disgrace, and Robinson Crusoe (Oxford World'... more
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