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Youth

By J. M. Coetzee
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Youth by J. M. Coetzee follows a young man's journey from South Africa to London in the 1950s as he grapples with his aspirations to become a poet. He navigates his way through the challenges of adult life, including personal relationships, loneliness and self-doubt, while searching for meaning and identity in a foreign city. This introspective narrative gives a glimpse into the struggles of artistic ambition and personal growth.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in an introspective exploration of a young man's struggle with identity, ambition, and creative aspiration. Set against the backdrop of 1950s London, it provides a candid portrayal of the protagonist's internal conflicts and his pursuit of a meaningful life. This work may appeal to readers who appreciate finely written, thought-provoking fiction that provides insight into the human condition.

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Youth

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

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

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

He has escaped South Africa. Everything is going well, he has attained his first goal, he ought to be happy. In fact, as the weeks pass, he finds himself more and more miserable.

In this unforgiving portrait of the artist as a young man, John flees his apartheid-riven homeland for the bleak London of the early 1960s, where he aspires to become a writer. There he becomes trapped in stultifying computer-programming work and brief, unsatisfying affairs, turning ever inwards in the struggle to realise his ambitions.

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

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Youth by J. M. Coetzee is acclaimed for its subtly ironic prose, which creates a blend of humour and gloom. The narrative's serene surface is contrasted with an undercurrent of biting irony, making it both amusing and somber.

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ISBN: 9781922330055

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 November 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 172g

Pages: 192

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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.

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