 First US edition | |
| Author | J. M. Coetzee |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harper & Row (US) Secker & Warburg (UK) |
Publication date | 1977 |
| Publication place | South Africa |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 139 |
| ISBN | 0-09-946594-9 |
| OCLC | 56467689 |
In the Heart of the Country (1977) is an early novel by South African-born writer J. M. Coetzee. The book is one of Coetzee's more experimental novels and is narrated through 266 numbered paragraphs rather than chapters.