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The Death of Jesus
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The luminous new novel from ‘one of the best writers of our time’, twice winner of the Booker Prize’The Death of Jesus is full of truth’ — David Sexton, Book of the Week, Evening StandardIn The Childhood of Jesus, Simòn found a boy, David, and they began life in a new land, together with a woman named Inès. In The Schooldays of Jesus, the small family searched for a home in which David could thrive.In The Death of Jesus, David, now a tall ten-year-old, is spotted by Julio Fabricante, the director of a local orphanage, playing football with his friends. He shows unusual talent. When David announces that he wants to go and live with Julio and the children in his care, Simòn and Inès are stunned. David is leaving them, and they can only love him and bear witness. With almost unbearable poignancy J. M. Coetzee explores the meaning of a world empty of memory but brimming with questions.**A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2020**
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| Weight | 0.38 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 2.29 × 14.23 × 22.36 cm |
| PubliCanadation City/Country | United Kingdom |
| by | |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 208 |
| Publisher | |
| Year Published | 2020-2-21 |
| Imprint | |
| ISBN 10 | 1787302113 |
| About The Author | J.M. Coetzee’s work includes Waiting for the Barbarians, Life & Times of Michael K, Boyhood, Youth, Disgrace, Summertime, The Childhood of Jesus and, most recently, The Schooldays of Jesus. He was the first author to win the Booker Prize twice and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003. |
Anything J.M. Coetzee writes deserves our full attention…The Death of Jesus is full of truth, irreducible, tearfully moving to read—David Sexton, Evening Standard, *Book of the Week*Concludes the trilogy with force and heart… if The Death of Jesus strikes you in the right place, then you will read its cool, dry final sentences – as I did – with tears in your eyes—John Self, The TimesAny new novel from Coetzee commands respect, and the final part of the trilogy is no exception… The Death of Jesus constantly challenges what we believe and why—Max Davidson, Mail on SundayThe Death of Jesus is a necessary read, casting a strange new light on one of the world’s greatest and most elusive novelists—Doug Battersby, Financial TimesA phenomenon that arrives from out of nowhere and challenges our received ideas to breaking point … a delicate, iridescent mystery—Guardian |
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