The Childhood of Jesus

ISBN-13: 9780099581550 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 336 str.

J. M. Coetzee

Opis

After crossing oceans, a man and a boy – both strangers to each other – arrive in a new land. David, the boy, has lost his mother and Simón vows to look after him. In this strange new country they are assigned a new name, a new birthday, a new life. 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?” The Childhood of Jesus is a profound, beautiful and continually surprising novel from a very great writer.

Recenzje

Richly enigmatic, with regular flashes of Coetzee's piercing intelligence Guardian

O autorze

J.M. Coetzee's work includes Waiting for the Barbarians, Life & Times of Michael K, Boyhood, Youth, Disgrace, Summertime, The Childhood of Jesus and, most recently, The Schooldays of Jesus. He was the first author to win the Booker Prize twice and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003.