| Description |
260 pages ; 22 cm |
| Series |
[Jesus trilogy] ; [2] |
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Coetzee, J. M., 1940-
Jesus trilogy ; 2.
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| Note |
Series statment and numbering from Goodreads.com. |
| Summary |
This sequel to The Childhood of Jesus, continues the journey of David, Simon, and Ines. When 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. David is the small boy who is always asking questions. Simon and Ines 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 Bolivar to watch over him. But he will be seven soon and he should be at school. And so, with the guidance of the three sisters who own the farm where Simon and Ines work, David 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 allegorical tale, Coetzee 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. |
| Subject |
Children -- Fiction.
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Refugees -- Fiction.
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Families -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Allegories.
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Allegories.
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| Added Author |
Sequel to: Coetzee, J. M., 1940-
Childhood of Jesus.
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| Other Editions: |
Reproduction of (manifestation): Coetzee, J. M., 1940- Schooldays of Jesus London : Harvill Secker, 2016 9781911215356 |
| ISBN |
0735222665 |
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9780735222663 |
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