Silence, Survival, and Colonial Oppression in J. M. Cotzee's Life & Times of Michael K

Among writers of his generation, J. M. Coetzee is regarded as the most influential. Through his writings, people all over the world were first exposed to the innovative use of language and form in contemporary African history and society. The Life and Times of Michael K was released as a book in 1983. He was awarded the 1983 Booker Prize for this outstanding book that examines and expresses popular anxiety about South Africa's future. The current study paper's goal is to examine racism and colonialism in Michael K. Novel, the winner of the Booker Prize. In this sense, the study addresses the fallout and consequences of racial segregation and bias that impacted South Africans' lives. The work portrays racial and colonial struggles amongst apartheid South Africa's indigenous population. The novel portrays how White people lived in the most up-to-date neighborhoods and conditions; Black people are destined to dwell in appalling slums. While Africans struggle with issues of poverty, hunger, unemployment, and sickness, white people are fixated with their conception of colonialism. This does not, however, render the book apolitical; rather, it emphasizes the racial and colonial turmoil that exists in South Africa.