Childhood of Jesus | Nederland Community Library

1) The childhood of Jesus

Author

Coetzee, J. M

Series

Childhood of Jesus volume 1

Pub. Date

2014.

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"A major new novel from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Waiting for the Barbarians, The Life & Times of Michael K and Disgrace Nobel laureate and two-time Booker Prize winner J. M. Coetzee returns with a haunting and surprising novel about childhood and destiny that is sure to rank with his classic novels. Separated from his mother as a passenger on a boat bound for a new land, David is a boy who is quite literally adrift. The piece of paper explaining...

2) The schooldays of Jesus

Author

Coetzee, J. M

Series

Childhood of Jesus volume 2

Pub. Date

[2016]

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Davd̕ is the small boy who is always asking questions. Simn̤ and Inš 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 Bolv̕ar to watch over him. But hell be seven soon and he should be at school. And so, with the guidance of the three sisters who own the farm where Simn̤ and Inš work, Davd̕ is enrolled in the Academy of Dance

3) The death of Jesus

Author

Coetzee, J. M

Series

Childhood of Jesus volume 3

Pub. Date

[2020]

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"After The Childhood of Jesus and The Schooldays of Jesus, the Nobel prize-winning author completes his haunting trilogy with a new masterwork, The Death of Jesus. In Estrella, David has grown to be a tall ten-year-old who is a natural at soccer, and loves kicking a ball around with his friends. His father Simón and Bolívar the dog usually watch while his mother Inés now works in a fashion boutique. David still asks many questions, challenging...