{"product_id":"9781922330062","title":"Boyhood","description":"Author: Coetzee, J. M.\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922330062\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Sep 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContinuing Text's re-release of J. M. Coetzee's revered works with stylish new covers, \u003ci\u003eBoyhood\u003c\/i\u003e is a modern classic by the great Nobel Prize winner accompanied by an introduction from acclaimed author Liam Pieper.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is up to him to somehow get beyond childhood, beyond family and school, to a new life where he will not need to pretend any more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young John Coetzee struggles to exert his autonomy in this perceptive evocation of his early years in the deeply divided South Africa of the 1940s. Coetzee reflects on his formative experiences with brutal insight and clarity, laying bare the intermingled joys and tragedies of childhood against a backdrop of incongruous cruelty. \u003ci\u003eBoyhood\u003c\/i\u003e is the first of J. M. Coetzee's masterly trio of autobiographical novels, \u003ci\u003eScenes from Provincial Life\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48185237864606,"sku":"UBD-9781922330062","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922330062.jpg?v=1787486487","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922330062","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}