An Infinite Question: The Paradox of Representation in Life &amp; Times                of Michael K

Monson, Tamlyn

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“…Marais (2001) notices a fundamental ambiguity exists which points out the ethical importance of literature. Conversely, Monson (2003) asserts that the paradox of representation cannot be read simply as the final word on the novel's ethics. Multiple values involved in the novel are explored by scholars.…”

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On Michael K&#8217;s Identity Construction in Life and Times of Michael K from Perspective of Lefebvre&#8217;s

Tang

2024

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By analyzing the multi-dimensional space in Life and Times of Michael K from Lefebvre's space theory, that is, social space, physical space and mental space, this thesis explores identity construction of Michael K. It contends that Michael K's identity develops from being oppressed and confined to the final awakening. Through the portrayal of Michael K, Coetzee sheds light on the predicament of the underclass in an alienated world against the backdrop of war and apartheid in South Africa, inspiring those facing oppression to find a positive life direction through free choice and action.

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On Michael K&#8217;s Identity Construction in Life and Times of Michael K from Perspective of Lefebvre&#8217;s

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2024

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“…Instead, with reference to the thought of Emmanuel Levinas and Maurice Blanchot, Marais suggests that Life & Times of Michael K connects the writer's concerns with the limitations of language as a means of representation and an ethics of responsibility. Tamlyn Monson's (2003) insightful essay on Coetzee pushes the Levinasian reading of Life & Times of Michael K further by emphasizing the discontinuities between the radical ethics of Levinas and Blanchot and the position of Coetzee as a writer in the global literary marketplace:…”

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2000s: Expansion and change

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Primorac

2015

The Journal of Commonwealth Literature

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In the 2000s, The Journal of Commonwealth Literature (JCL) continued to provide a forum for the expansion, layering and critical self-examination of the transnational Anglophone literary/cultural and scholarly fields. During this period of expansion and growth JCL participated in the formation of an emergent postcolonial canon in which certain authors and texts have served to function as tropes for a certain idea of nations and regions in the postcolonial world. This article tracks those tendencies through a critical assessment of a range of exemplary essays, editorials, and surveys published in the journal during this decade.

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An Infinite Question: The Paradox of Representation in Life & Times of Michael K

Cited by 7 publications

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On Michael K&#8217;s Identity Construction in <i>Life</i><i> </i><i>and</i><i> </i><i>Times</i><i> </i><i>of</i><i> </i><i>Michael</i><i> </i><i>K</i> from Perspective of Lefebvre&#8217;s

On Michael K&#8217;s Identity Construction in <i>Life</i><i> </i><i>and</i><i> </i><i>Times</i><i> </i><i>of</i><i> </i><i>Michael</i><i> </i><i>K</i> from Perspective of Lefebvre&#8217;s

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