From the Heart of the Country; A Novel
by J.M. Coetzee
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/VG
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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Synopsis
In the Heart of the Country (1977) is an English language novel by J. M. Coetzee which delves in the complex relationships that form between the colonizer and the colonized. It takes place on a desolate farm in South Africa told through the perspective of an intelligent yet meek European woman. She clashes with her father when he takes an African mistress, causing a rift that leads towards vengeance, violence and a muddling of her own relationship with the Africans. In the U.S.A.
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- Bookseller
- ANTHOLOGY BOOKSELLERS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19791
- Title
- From the Heart of the Country; A Novel
- Author
- J.M. Coetzee
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- South Africa, African Writers, South African Literature , , , ,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africa;
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