by J. M. Coetzee · DEBOLSILLO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483463130
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In a South Africa divided by civil war, Michael K, a gardener, is forced to leave the city and embark on a journey with his mother to the countryside in search of refuge. However, the journey is interrupted when his mother becomes ill and is hospitalized. Michael, alone and helpless, decides to seek a piece of land to start over and live with dignity. This moving novel, awarded the Booker Prize and the Prix Femina Étranger, explores the essence of human experience, the need for an inner life, and the importance of connections with the world around us.
John Maxwell Coetzee AC FRSL OMG is a South African and Australian novelist, essayist, linguist, and translator. The recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature, Coetzee is one of the most critically acclaimed and decorated authors in the English language. He has won the Booker Prize (twice), the CNA Literary Award (thrice), the Jerusalem Prize, the Prix Femina étranger, and The Irish Times International Fiction Prize, and holds a number of other awards and honorary doctorates.
