From the Heart of the Country
by Coetzee, J. M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Minor pressing to spine head, else fine in near fine dust jacket with some edge wear, in mylar cover.
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Denver, Colorado, 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
- The Hermitage Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 221581
- Title
- From the Heart of the Country
- Author
- Coetzee, J. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, in dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Minor pressing to spine head, else fine in near fine dust jacket with some edge wear, in mylar cover.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- South African Literature, Film adaptation
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