Boyhood

scenes from provincial life

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J. M. Coetzee: Boyhood (1998, Penguin Books)

166 pages

English language

Published Nov. 19, 1998 by Penguin Books.

OCLC Number:
39975046

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In these fictionalised memoirs using third-person narration, Coetzee examines his childhood within the sphere of his parents' unhappy marriage, his desire for his mother and for independence from her, and his feelings towards a multi-racial South African society.

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Subjects

  • Coetzee, J. M., -- 1940-
  • Authors, South African -- 20th century -- Biography