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The Schooldays of Jesus

Audiobook
Fiction: Literary
Unabridged   9.75 hour(s)
Publication date: 02/21/2017

Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016

The Schooldays of Jesus

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Audio CD ISBN:9781681684338
Digital Download ISBN:9781681684345

Summary

From the Nobel Prize-winning author J.M. Coetzee, the haunting sequel to The Childhood of Jesus, continuing the journey of Davíd, Simón, and Inés.

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Davíd is the small boy who is always asking questions. Simón and Inés take care of him in their new town, Estrella. He is learning the language; he has begun to make friends. He has the big dog Bolívar to watch over him. But he’ll be seven soon and he should be at school. And so, with the guidance of the three sisters who own the farm where Simón and Inés work, Davíd is enrolled in the Academy of Dance. It’s here, in his new golden dancing slippers, that he learns how to call down the numbers from the sky. But it’s here, too, that he will make troubling discoveries about what grown-ups are capable of. In this mesmerizing allegorical tale, Coetzee deftly grapples with the big questions of growing up, of what it means to be a "parent," the constant battle between intellect and emotion, and how we choose to live our lives.

Reviews/Praise

"As compelling, and confounding, as its predecessor, Coetzee’s newest also invites questions about what his protagonist’s next years may bring." —Booklist Starred Review

"Rich, dense, often amusing and, above all, full of inner tension and suspense." —New York Times

Author Bio

J. M. Coetzee. won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003 and is the author of twenty-two books, which have been translated into many languages. He was the first author to twice win the Booker Prize. A native of South Africa, he now lives in Adelaide, Australia.