The Death of Jesus by Jm Coetzee
The luminous new novel from 'one of the best writers of our time', twice winner of the Booker Prize 'The Death of Jesus is full of truth' -- David Sexton, Book of the Week, Evening Standard In The Childhood of Jesus, Simòn found a boy, David, and they began life in a new land, together with a woman named Inès. In The Schooldays of Jesus, the small family searched for a home in which David could thrive. In The Death of Jesus, David, now a tall ten-year-old, is spotted by Julio Fabricante, the director of a local orphanage, playing football with his friends. He shows unusual talent. When David announces that he wants to go and live with Julio and the children in his care, Simòn and Inès are stunned. David is leaving them, and they can only love him and bear witness. With almost unbearable poignancy J. M. Coetzee explores the meaning of a world empty of memory but brimming with questions. **A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2020**
Anything JM. Coetzee writes deserves our full attention…The Death of Jesus is full of truth, irreducible, tearfully moving to read -- David Sexton * Evening Standard, *Book of the Week* *
Concludes the trilogy with force and heart… if The Death of Jesus strikes you in the right place, then you will read its cool, dry final sentences – as I did – with tears in your eyes -- John Self * The Times *
Any new novel from Coetzee commands respect, and the final part of the trilogy is no exception… The Death of Jesus constantly challenges what we believe and why -- Max Davidson * Mail on Sunday *
The Death of Jesus is a necessary read, casting a strange new light on one of the world’s greatest and most elusive novelists -- Doug Battersby * Financial Times *
A phenomenon that arrives from out of nowhere and challenges our received ideas to breaking point ... a delicate, iridescent mystery * Guardian *
A formidably intelligent writer who synthesizes millennia of thought into intricate multilayered narratives -- Claire Lowdon * Times Literary Supplement *
An extraordinary new novel… The Death of Jesus is the best in the series -- Leo Robson * New Statesman *
Coetzee always writes with pace and precision. His otherworldly landscapes have a gritty, scuffed plausibility. Never overlook the deadpan comedy, either: he learned from Samuel Beckett, an early idol -- Boyd Tonkin * Spectator *
A remarkable achievement by a writer whose evolution, at the age of 79, continues to surprise * Economist *
Concludes the trilogy with force and heart… if The Death of Jesus strikes you in the right place, then you will read its cool, dry final sentences – as I did – with tears in your eyes -- John Self * The Times *
Any new novel from Coetzee commands respect, and the final part of the trilogy is no exception… The Death of Jesus constantly challenges what we believe and why -- Max Davidson * Mail on Sunday *
The Death of Jesus is a necessary read, casting a strange new light on one of the world’s greatest and most elusive novelists -- Doug Battersby * Financial Times *
A phenomenon that arrives from out of nowhere and challenges our received ideas to breaking point ... a delicate, iridescent mystery * Guardian *
A formidably intelligent writer who synthesizes millennia of thought into intricate multilayered narratives -- Claire Lowdon * Times Literary Supplement *
An extraordinary new novel… The Death of Jesus is the best in the series -- Leo Robson * New Statesman *
Coetzee always writes with pace and precision. His otherworldly landscapes have a gritty, scuffed plausibility. Never overlook the deadpan comedy, either: he learned from Samuel Beckett, an early idol -- Boyd Tonkin * Spectator *
A remarkable achievement by a writer whose evolution, at the age of 79, continues to surprise * Economist *
J.M. Coetzee’s work includes Waiting for the Barbarians, Life & Times of Michael K, Boyhood, Youth, Disgrace, Summertime, The Childhood of Jesus and, most recently, The Schooldays of Jesus. He was the first author to win the Booker Prize twice and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781787302112 |
| ISBN 10 | 1787302113 |
| Title | The Death of Jesus |
| Author | Jm Coetzee |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2020-01-02 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
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