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Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life
J.m. Coetzee
Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life
J.m. Coetzee
Coetzee grew up in a new development north of Cape Town, tormented by guilt and fear. With a father he despised, and a mother he both adored and resented, he led a double life?the brilliant and well-behaved student at school, the princely despot at home, always terrified of losing his mother's love. His first encounters with literature, the awakenings of sexual desire, and a growing awareness of apartheid left him with baffling questions; and only in his love of the high veld ("farms are places of freedom, of life") could he find a sense of belonging. Bold and telling, this masterly evocation of a young boy's life is the book Coetzee's many admirers have been waiting for, but never could have expected.
166 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 1, 1998 |
ISBN13 | 9780140265668 |
Publishers | Penguin Putnam Inc.,US |
Pages | 166 |
Dimensions | 195 × 132 × 13 mm · 158 g |
Language | English |
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