Life and Times of Michael K
by J. M. Coetzee
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0670427896
- ISBN 13
- 9780670427895
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Synopsis
Life & Times of Michael K is a 1983 novel by South African-born author J. M. Coetzee, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature for the year 2003. The book itself won the Booker Prize for 1983. The novel is a story of hare lipped, simple gardener Michael K, who makes an arduous journey from civil war-ridden urban South Africa to his mother's rural birthplace, during apartheid era, in the 1970-80s.
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- Bookseller
- DrPanglossBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12777
- Title
- Life and Times of Michael K
- Author
- J. M. Coetzee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition U.S.
- ISBN 10
- 0670427896
- ISBN 13
- 9780670427895
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
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