{"title":"Nthikeng Mohlele","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"michael-k-paperback","title":"Michael K - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Those in the know claim Michael K disembarked from a diesel-smoke-spewing truck one overcast morning, looked around, and without missing a beat, chose a spot where he set down a small bucket (red, burnt and disfigured) that contained an assortment of seedlings, some fisherman's twine and a rudimentary gardening tool - probably self-made.'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow is it that a character from literary fiction can so alter the landscapes he touches, even as he - in his self-imposed isolation - seeks to avoid them? How is it that Michael K, bewildered and bewildering, can remain so fragile yet so present, so imposing without attempting to be so?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this response to JM Coetzee's classic masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eLife \u0026amp; Times of Michael K\u003c\/em\u003e, Nthikeng Mohlele dabbles in the artistic and speculative in a unique attempt to unpack the dazed and disconnected world of the title character, his solitary ways, his inventiveness, but also to show how astutely Michael K holds up a mirror to those whose paths he inadvertently crosses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMichael K\u003c\/em\u003e explores the weight of history and of conscience, thus wrestling the character from the confines of literary creation to the frontiers of artistic timelessness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68227448340703,"sku":"9781770104792","price":27.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/GZzZJKam599781770104792.webp?v=1792612254"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/nthikeng-mohlele.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}