In the Heart of the Country: A Novel

J. M. Coetzee

In the Heart of the Country: A Novel
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Country
United States
Published
28 October 1982
Pages
160
ISBN
9780140062281

In the Heart of the Country: A Novel

J. M. Coetzee

A story told in prose as feverishly rich as William Faulkner’s, In the Heart of the Country is a work of irresistable power.

J.M. Coetzee’s latest novel, The Schooldays of Jesus, is now available from Viking. Late Essays: 2006-2016 will be available January 2018.

On a remote farm in South Africa, the protagonist of J. M. Coetzee’s fierce and passionate novel watches the life from which she has been excluded. Ignored by her callous father, scorned and feared by his servants, she is a bitterly intelligent woman whose outward meekness disguises a desperate resolve not to become one of the forgotten ones of history. When her father takes an African mistress, that resolve precipitates an act of vengeance that suggests a chemical reaction between the colonizer and the colonized-and between European yearnings and the vastness and solitude of Africa. With vast assurance and an unerring eye, J. M. Coetzee has turned the family romance into a mirror of the colonial experience.

This item is not currently in-stock. It can be ordered online and is expected to ship in approx 2 weeks

Our stock data is updated periodically, and availability may change throughout the day for in-demand items. Please call the relevant shop for the most current stock information. Prices are subject to change without notice.

Sign in or become a Readings Member to add this title to a wishlist.