Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life
| AUTHOR | Coetzee, J. M.; Coetzee, J. M. |
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Books (09/01/1998) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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"Fiercely revealing, bluntly unsentimental. . .a telling portrait of the artist as a young man that illuminates the hidden source of his art." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times J.M. Coetzee's latest novel, The Schooldays of Jesus, is now available from Viking. Late Essays: 2006-2016 will be available January 2018. Coetzee grew up in a new development north of Cape Town, tormented by guilt and fear. With a father he despised, and a mother he both adored and resented, he led a double life--the brilliant and well-behaved student at school, the princely despot at home, always terrified of losing his mother's love. His first encounters with literature, the awakenings of sexual desire, and a growing awareness of apartheid left him with baffling questions; and only in his love of the high veld ("farms are places of freedom, of life") could he find a sense of belonging. Bold and telling, this masterly evocation of a young boy's life is the book Coetzee's many admirers have been waiting for, but never could have expected.
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ISBN-13:
9780140265668
ISBN-10:
014026566X
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
176
Carton Quantity:
38
Product Dimensions:
5.00 x 0.50 x 7.70 inches
Weight:
0.35 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
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Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
Biography & Autobiography | Africa - South - Republic of South Africa
Biography & Autobiography | Memoirs
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
B
Library of Congress Control Number:
97012360
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"Fiercely revealing, bluntly unsentimental. . .a telling portrait of the artist as a young man that illuminates the hidden source of his art." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times J.M. Coetzee's latest novel, The Schooldays of Jesus, is now available from Viking. Late Essays: 2006-2016 will be available January 2018. Coetzee grew up in a new development north of Cape Town, tormented by guilt and fear. With a father he despised, and a mother he both adored and resented, he led a double life--the brilliant and well-behaved student at school, the princely despot at home, always terrified of losing his mother's love. His first encounters with literature, the awakenings of sexual desire, and a growing awareness of apartheid left him with baffling questions; and only in his love of the high veld ("farms are places of freedom, of life") could he find a sense of belonging. Bold and telling, this masterly evocation of a young boy's life is the book Coetzee's many admirers have been waiting for, but never could have expected.
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