# In the Heart of the Country

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- Book: [In the Heart of the Country](https://www.bookquiver.com/j-m-coetzee/in-the-heart-of-the-country) ([In the Heart of the Country.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/j-m-coetzee/in-the-heart-of-the-country.md))
- Authors: [J. M. Coetzee](https://www.bookquiver.com/j-m-coetzee)
- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4006-228-1
- Pages: 160
- Published: 1982-10-28
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A story told in prose as feverishly rich as William Faulkner's, In the Heart of the Country is a work of irresistable power. J. M. Coetzee's latest novel, The Schooldays of Jesus, is now available...