The childhood of Jesus
Coetzee, J. M., 1940-2021
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After crossing oceans, a man and a boy arrive in a new land. Here they are each assigned a name and an age, and held in a camp in the desert while they learn Spanish. As Simón and David they make their way to the relocation centre in the city of Novilla. Simón finds a job in a grain wharf. The work is unfamiliar and backbreaking, but he soon warms to his stevedore comrades, who during breaks conduct philosophical dialogues on the dignity of labour, and generally take him to their hearts. Now he must set about his task of locating the boy's mother. Though like everyone else who arrives in this new country he seems to be washed clean of all traces of memory, he is convinced he will know her when he sees her. And indeed, while walking with the boy in the countryside Simón catches sight of a woman he is certain is the mother, and persuades her to assume the role.
Main title:
The childhood of Jesus / J.M. Coetzee.
Author:
Coetzee, J. M., 1940-, author
Imprint:
London : Vintage Books, 2021.
Collation:
336 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2013.
ISBN:
9781529112696 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.914
LC class:
PR9369.3.C58
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2767456