{"product_id":"michael-k-nthikeng-mohlele-9781770104792","title":"Michael K","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Those 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\/p\u003e \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 Michael K, bewildered and bewildering, can remain so fragile yet so present, so imposing without attempting to be so?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this response to JM Coetzee's classic masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eLife \u0026amp; Times of Michael K\u003c\/em\u003e, Nthikeng 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMichael K\u003c\/em\u003e explores 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nthikeng Mohlele\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770104798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770104792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador Africa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.34d","brand":"Nthikeng Mohlele","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129614266623,"sku":"9781770104792","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a1a4112a-d978-4558-9ee9-961013acb991.jpg?v=1687464868","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/michael-k-nthikeng-mohlele-9781770104792","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}