{"product_id":"9781925773873","title":"Life \u0026 Times of Michael K","description":"Author: Coetzee, J. M.\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925773873\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Jul 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere 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.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael 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.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48181167161502,"sku":"UBD-9781925773873","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925773873.jpg?v=1787399591","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925773873","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}