Nthikeng Mohlele

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Nthikeng Mohlele [1] is a South African novelist whose novels include Michael K (Picador Africa, 2018), [2] a rewriting of J. M. Coetzee's Life & Times of Michael K . His other novels are: Scent of Bliss (Kwela Books, 2008), Small Things (University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2013), Rusty Bells (University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2014), Pleasure (Picador Africa, 2016), [3] and Illumination (Picador Africa, 2019).

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References

  1. "Nthikeng Mohlele". Van Aggelen African Literary Agency. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. Grant-Marshall, Sue (12 June 2018). "The making of Michael K: Enigmatic character, enigmatic author". www.businesslive.co.za. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. Karina (30 May 2016). "Book review: Pleasure by Nthikeng Mohlele". Karina Magdalena. Retrieved 2 March 2019.