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Boyhood

By J. M. Coetzee
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Boyhood by J. M. Coetzee is a deeply introspective reflection on the author's own early years in South Africa. The story delves into the complexities of growing up, capturing the innocence and confusion of childhood against the backdrop of a racially segregated society. It offers a poignant exploration of family, identity, and the challenges inherent in navigating a world full of contradictions.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate deeply introspective narratives that explore the complexities of childhood and family life. This general fiction work by J. M. Coetzee provides an evocative reflection on growing up in South Africa, capturing the nuanced emotions and experiences of a young boy navigating the challenges of his formative years.

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Boyhood

Continuing Text’s re-release of J. M. Coetzee’s revered works with stylish new covers, Boyhood is a modern classic by the great Nobel Prize winner accompanied by an introduction from acclaimed author Liam Pieper

Continuing Text's re-release of J. M. Coetzee's revered works with stylish new covers, Boyhood is a modern classic by the great Nobel Prize winner accompanied by an introduction from acclaimed author Liam Pieper.

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Continuing Text's re-release of J. M. Coetzee's revered works with stylish new covers, Boyhood is a modern classic by the great Nobel Prize winner, accompanied by an introduction from acclaimed author Liam Pieper.

It is up to him to somehow get beyond childhood, beyond family and school, to a new life where he will not need to pretend any more.

A young John Coetzee struggles to exert his autonomy in this perceptive evocation of his early years in the deeply divided South Africa of the 1940s. Coetzee reflects on his formative experiences with brutal insight and clarity, laying bare the intermingled joys and tragedies of childhood against a backdrop of incongruous cruelty.

Boyhood is the first of J. M. Coetzee's masterly trio of autobiographical novels, Scenes from Provincial Life.

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Boyhood by J. M. Coetzee is described as an exceptional narrative, weaving a scorched tale that touches upon themes of race, caste, and shame, interspersed with moments of hilarious bewilderment.

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ISBN: 9781922330062

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 September 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 150g

Pages: 224

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Fiction General Fiction J. M. Coetzee Literary Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

J. M. Coetzee was the first author to win the Booker Prize twice and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2003. His work includes Waiting for the Barbarians, Life and Times of Michael K, The Master of Petersburg, Disgrace and Diary of a Bad Year. He lives in Adelaide. Liam Pieper's published works include The Feel-Good Hit of the Year, shortlisted for the National Biography Award, and The Toymaker, which received the 2017 Christina Stead Prize for Fiction. Liam was the 2018 National Library of Australian Creative Arts Fellow for Australia Writing. His latest novel is Sweetness and Light.

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