Life & Times of Michael K
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Life & Times of Michael K is a Booker Prize–winning novel by J. M. Coetzee that follows a marginalized man’s journey across a war-torn South Africa, exploring themes of freedom, identity, and state power.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Life & Times of Michael K canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | J. M. Coetzee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Booker Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1983 Booker Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| coverArtist | notable editions feature minimalist cover designs ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by literary critics ⓘ |
| explores |
meaning of freedom
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relationship between individual and authority ⓘ survival under oppression ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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philosophical novel ⓘ political fiction ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptation ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780436202584 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 190 pages ⓘ |
| includedIn | Booker Prize winners list ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
South African literature
NERFINISHED
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postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Michael K NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Michael K’s mother ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement |
attempt to return to mother’s rural birthplace
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encounters with camps and state authorities ⓘ journey across war-torn South Africa ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | marginalized man with a cleft lip ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| publisher | Secker & Warburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
South Africa
NERFINISHED
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apartheid-era South Africa ⓘ |
| structure | two-part novel ⓘ |
| style |
allegorical elements
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spare prose ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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bureaucracy ⓘ freedom ⓘ freedom of movement ⓘ identity ⓘ individual vs state ⓘ marginalization ⓘ state power ⓘ war and conflict ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | civil conflict in South Africa ⓘ |
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