The Childhood of Jesus

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Call Number: Fiction, Adult Book / Fiction / General / Coetzee, J. M.
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction	4-week checkout	Due 04-27-2024
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"A major new novel from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Waiting for the Barbarians, The Life & Times of Michael K and Disgrace Nobel laureate and two-time Booker Prize winner J. M. Coetzee returns with a haunting and surprising novel about childhood and destiny that is sure to rank with his classic novels. Separated from his mother as a passenger on a boat bound for a new land, David is a boy who is quite literally adrift. The piece of paper explaining his situation is lost, but a fellow passenger, Simón, vows to look after the boy. When the boat docks, David and Simón are issued new names, new birthdays, and virtually a whole new life. Strangers in a strange land, knowing nothing of their surroundings, nor the language or customs, they are determined to find David's mother. Though the boy has no memory of her, Simón is certain he will recognize her at first sight. "But after we find her," David asks, "what are we here for?" An eerie allegorical tale told largely through dialogue, The Childhood of Jesus is a literary feat-a novel of ideas that is also a tender, compelling narrative. Coetzee's many fans will celebrate his return while new readers will find The Childhood of Jesus an intriguing introduction to the work of a true master"-- Provided by publisher.

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Interesting, but slowed down a lot towards the end. submitted by Tassos on February 27, 2021, 8:39pm This is a serious author and winner of the Nobel Prize, which ensures he will be a commercial failure in a nation where people admire authors like Stephen King and that Patterson guy.

TOo bad those who will read this book will not write reviews on this site.

THe author has written more than 25 books and I will go through many more of them soon.

Good thing the AAPL has almost all of them, because they ain't cheap, at $28 and $30 for a tiny 150-250 page book.