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Scenes from provincial life

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Scenes from provincial life
J. M. Coetzee, J. M. Coetzee
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An edition of Boyhood (1997)

Scenes from provincial life

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In these fictionalised memoirs using third-person narration, Coetzee examines his childhood within the sphere of his parents' unhappy marriage, his desire for his mother and for independence from her, and his feelings towards a multi-racial South African society.

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Vintage Books
Language
English
Pages
484

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Previews available in: Polish Chinese French Swedish English

Subjects

South African Authors, Biography, Dorf, Belletristische Darstellung, Außenseiter, Junge, Apartheid, South Africans, Young men, Fiction, Fiction, biographical, Fiction, coming of age, South africa, fiction, South African Novelists, New York Times reviewed, Autobiographical fiction, Authors, fiction, England, fiction, Authors, south african, Authors, biography, Coetzee, j. m., 1940-, Authors

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J. M. Coetzee (1940-)

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England, London (England), London

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20th century

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Cover of: Scenes from provincial life
Scenes from provincial life
2011, Vintage Books
in English
Cover of: Chłopięce lata
Chłopięce lata: sceny z prowincjonalnego ̇życia
2007, Znak
in Polish - Wyd. 1.
Cover of: Młodość
Młodość: sceny z prowincjonalnego życia II
2007, Wydawn. Znak
in Polish
Cover of: Nan hai
Nan hai: boyhood
2006, Zhejiang wen yi chu ban she
in Chinese - Di 1 ban
Cover of: Scènes de la vie d'un jeune garçon
Scènes de la vie d'un jeune garçon
January 14, 2002, Seuil
Mass Market Paperback in French
Cover of: Pojka r
Pojka r: scener ur ett liv i provinsen
2002, Ma nPocket
in Swedish - Ny utg.
Cover of: Boyhood
Boyhood: Scenes From Provincial Life
September 1, 1998, Penguin (Non-Classics)
in English
Cover of: Boyhood
Boyhood: scenes from provincial life
1997, Secker & Warburg
in English
Cover of: Boyhood
Boyhood: scenes from provincial life
1997, Viking
in English
Cover of: Boyhood
Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life
September 1, 1997, Viking Adult
Hardcover in English

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First published in Great Britain by Harvill Secker in 2011.

"The three part of 'Scenes from provincial life' have appeared before as 'Boyhood' (1997), 'Youth' (2002), and 'Summertime' (2009). They have been revised for republication"--Author's note.

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North Sydney, N.S.W

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Dewey Decimal Class
823.914
Library of Congress
PR9369.3.C58 S34 2011,

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Pagination
484 p. ;
Number of pages
484

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OL25222152M
ISBN 13
9781864712087
LCCN
2011507598

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