The Schooldays of Jesus: A Novel

The Schooldays of Jesus: A Novel

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A New York Magazine Best Book of the Year

From the Nobel Prize-winning author J. M. Coetzee, the haunting sequel to The Childhood of Jesus, continuing the journey of DavÃd, SimÃ³n, and InÃ©s

â€œWhen you travel across the ocean on a boat, all your memories are washed away and you start a completely new life. That is how it is. There is no before. There is no history. The boat docks at the harbour and we climb down the gangplank and we are plunged into the here and now. Time begins.â€

DavÃd is the small boy who is always asking questions. SimÃ³n and InÃ©s 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 BolÃvar to watch over him. But heâ€™ll be seven soon and he should be at school. And so, with the guidance of the three sisters who own the farm where SimÃ³n and InÃ©s work, DavÃd is enrolled in the Academy of Dance. Itâ€™s here, in his new golden dancing slippers, that he learns how to call down the numbers from the sky. But itâ€™s here, too, that he will make troubling discoveries about what grown-ups are capable of.Â In this mesmerizing allegorical tale, Coetzee deftly grapples with the big questions of growing up, of what it means to be a â€œparent,â€ the constant battle between intellect and emotion, and how we choose to live our lives.
Country USA
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-02-21
UnitCount 1
Format Kindle eBook
EANs 9780735222663

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2017-02-21
UnitCount	1
Format	Kindle eBook
EANs	9780735222663

The Schooldays of Jesus: A Novel

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