The Age of Iron by J M Coetzee

Chosen to complement the Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter (last month's book).

Age of Iron is a 1990 novel by South African Nobel Prize winner J. M. Coetzee. It is among his most popular works and was the 1990 Sunday Express Book of the Year. In it, he paints a picture of social and political tragedy unfolding in a country ravaged by racism and violence.

Brilliantly crafted and resonant with metaphor, Age of Iron is "a superbly realized novel whose truths cut to the bone." ( The New York Times Book Review )

200 pages