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001 2013016960
003 DLC
005 20150408080323.0
008 130522s2013 nyu 000 1 eng
010 $a 2013016960
020 $a9780670014651 (hardcover)
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050 00 $aPR9369.3.C58$bC45 2013b
082 00 $a823/.912$223
084 $aFIC019000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aCoetzee, J. M.,$d1940-
245 14 $aThe childhood of Jesus /$cJ. M. Coetzee.
264 1 $aNew York :$bViking,$c[2013]
300 $a277 pages ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
500 $a"First published in Great Britain by Harvill Secker, Random House Group Limited"--Title page verso.
520 $a"A major new novel from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Waiting for the Barbarians, The Life & Times of Michael K and Disgrace Nobel laureate and two-time Booker Prize winner J. M. Coetzee returns with a haunting and surprising novel about childhood and destiny that is sure to rank with his classic novels. Separated from his mother as a passenger on a boat bound for a new land, David is a boy who is quite literally adrift. The piece of paper explaining his situation is lost, but a fellow passenger, Simón, vows to look after the boy. When the boat docks, David and Simón are issued new names, new birthdays, and virtually a whole new life. Strangers in a strange land, knowing nothing of their surroundings, nor the language or customs, they are determined to find David's mother. Though the boy has no memory of her, Simón is certain he will recognize her at first sight. "But after we find her," David asks, "what are we here for?" An eerie allegorical tale told largely through dialogue, The Childhood of Jesus is a literary feat-a novel of ideas that is also a tender, compelling narrative. Coetzee's many fans will celebrate his return while new readers will find The Childhood of Jesus an intriguing introduction to the work of a true master"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aGuardian and ward$vFiction.
650 7 $aFICTION / Literary.$2bisacsh
655 7 $aAllegories.$2gsafd
856 42 $3Cover image$uftp://ppftpuser:welcome@ftp01.penguingroup.com/Booksellers and Media/Covers/2008_2009_New_Covers/9780670014651.jpg