Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
michael k a novellatest news & developments
The printed word: This selection of literature has been written by two South Africans, a Zimbabwean, a Nigerian and a Jamaican
AUTHOR

Five good reads to enjoy

The books include a collection of short stories, three novels and a great work of nonfiction

  • Zukiswa Wanner
4 min read
Mine, but not: Author Nthikeng Mohlele incorporates his version of the Michael K character, originally created by JM Coetzee in his 1983 novel, into his own work of fiction ‘to make him do what I want him to do’.
JM COETZEE

​Enigmatic Michael K stripped

Nthikeng Mohlele has recast JM Coetzee’s character to explore the changed cultural environment

  • Kwanele Sosibo
6 min read