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The Schooldays of Jesus by JM Coetzee review – obscurely compelling
I need to say this at the outset to offer some context to the battle I fought with The Schooldays of Jesus, his 13th novel. The Schooldays of Jesus follows on the heels of its predecessor, The Childhood of Jesus. Eventually, Simón, Davíd and Davíd’s mother, Inés, fled Novilla, heading for a town called Estrella. The Schooldays of Jesus is, when read in this fashion, obscurely compelling, often very funny, full of sudden depths. The Schooldays of Jesus is published by Harvill Secker (£17.99).
Source: The Guardian September 18, 2016 10:52 UTC
