Boyhood : scenes from provincial life / J. M. Coetzee

Coetzee, J. M.
Boyhood : scenes from provincial life / J. M. Coetzee [Libro impreso]. -- London : Vintage, 1997

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.

1. LITERATURA SUDAFRICANA; 2. NOVELA

(1) Inv.: S22575 S.T.: SA823 COE