{"product_id":"michael-k-a-novel-br-by-nthikeng-mohlele","title":"Michael K: A Novel by Nthikeng Mohlele","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThose in the know claim Michael K disembarked from a diesel-smoke-spewing truck one overcast morning, looked around, and without missing a beat, chose a spot where he set down a small bucket (red, burnt and disfigured) that contained an assortment of seedlings, some fisherman’s twine and a rudimentary gardening tool – probably self-made.’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow is it that a character from literary fiction can so alter the landscapes he touches, even as he – in his self-imposed isolation – seeks to avoid them? How is it that\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMichael K\u003c\/em\u003e, bewildered and bewildering, can remain so fragile yet so present, so imposing without attempting to be so? In this response to JM Coetzee’s classic masterpiece,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife \u0026amp; Times of Michael K,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNthikeng Mohlele dabbles in the artistic and speculative in a unique attempt to unpack the dazed and disconnected world of the title character, his solitary ways, his inventiveness, but also to show how astutely Michael K holds up a mirror to those whose paths he inadvertently crosses.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMichael K\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexplores the weight of history and of conscience, thus wrestling the character from the confines of literary creation to the frontiers of artistic timelessness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"entry-utility\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/panmacmillan.co.za\/book-author\/nthikeng-mohlele\/\" rel=\"tag\"\u003eNthikeng Mohlele\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"book-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEAN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781770104792\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Trade Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Booksite Afrika","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39308271583317,"sku":"9781770104792","price":220.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/0053\/8453\/products\/MichaelK_e647b004-1f30-45e7-ac1c-583e1c2c15a5.jpg?v=1617199955","url":"https:\/\/vikas-test.myshopify.com\/products\/michael-k-a-novel-br-by-nthikeng-mohlele","provider":"Vikas Test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}