Author: J. M. Coetzee Year: 1997 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Fiction
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ISBNs: 9780140265668 014026566X |
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Coetzee grew up in a new development north of Cape Town, tormented by guilt and fear. With a father he despised, and a mother he both adored and resented, he led a double life--the brilliant and well-behaved student at school, the princely despot at home, always terrified of losing his mother's love. His first encounters with literature, the awakenings of sexual desire, and a growing awareness of apartheid left him with baffling questions; and only in his love of the high veld ("farms are places of freedom, of life") could he find a sense of belonging. Bold and telling, this masterly evocation of a young boy's life is the book Coetzee's many admirers have been waiting for, but never could have expected.
This book is part of the "Scenes from Provincial Life" series. Here are some other books from this series:
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