The Schooldays of Jesus
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| Author | J. M. Coetzee |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Text Publishing (Australia); Harvill Secker (UK) |
Publication date | February 2016 (Australia); 18 August 2016 (UK) |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781911215356 |
| OCLC | 959234400 |
| Preceded by | The Childhood of Jesus |
| Followed by | The Death of Jesus |
The Schooldays of Jesus is a 2016 novel by J. M. Coetzee. In July 2016, it was longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize.
Background and publication
[edit]It is Coetzee's 13th novel and is a sequel to the 2013 novel The Childhood of Jesus.[1] It was published in Australia in February 2016[2][3] and in the UK in August 2016.[4]
It was also published in Spanish translation,[5] partly because it relates to Coetzee's interest in Argentine literature and resisting what he calls the "hegemony of the English language",[6] and Chinese,[7] and in ebook, audiobook, and Braille editions.[8]
Synopsis
[edit]It resumes the story of a young boy named David, who appears in The Childhood of Jesus, who is brought up in a foreign land.[1]
Reception
[edit]Upon release, it was generally well-received. According to review aggregator Book Marks, the novel received "mixed" reviews based on 13 critics reviews with 1 being "rave" and 3 being "positive" and 5 being "mixed" and 4 being "pan".[9] On Bookmarks Magazine May/June 2017 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a 
(3.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews.[10]
Awards
[edit]- 2016: Longlisted, Man Booker Prize[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Preston, Alex (18 September 2016). "The Schooldays of Jesus by JM Coetzee review – obscurely compelling". The Observer.
- ^ "The Schooldays of Jesus". Avenue Book Store. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "The Schooldays of Jesus". Matilda Bookshop. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Man Booker prize 2016: the longlist – in pictures". The Guardian. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ Coetzee, J. M.; Calvo, Javier (2017), Los días de Jesús en la escuela / J.M. Coetzee; traducción de Javier Calvo (catalogue entry, NLA catalogue) (in Spanish), Literatura Random House, ISBN 9788439732433
- ^ Marshall, Colin (8 December 2022). "J. M. Coetzee's War Against Global English". The New Yorker. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ Coetzee, J. M (2019), Yesu de xue sheng shi dai, translated by Yang, Xiangrong (Di 1 ban ed.), Ren min wen xue chu ban she, ISBN 978-7-02-014942-1
- ^ Trove search
- ^ "The Schooldays of Jesus". Book Marks. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "The Schooldays of Jesus". Bookmarks Magazine. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
Further reading
[edit]- Coetzee, J. M.; Ley, James; Williams, Pip (11 February 2020). "The School Days of Jesus". Sydney Review of Books.
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