Life & Times of Michael K

"Life & Times of Michael K" is a life affirming novel from the Nobel Prize winner J.M. Coetzee.

In J.M. Coetzee’s novel "Life & Times of Michael K" we follow the young man Michael K., who sets out to bring his mother back to her home in a South Africa changed by war. She dies along the way, and Michael is now alone in a country of anarchy and brutal armies. Michael is prisoned, but escapes and is determined to live a life of peace and dignity.