Youth
3 journalers for this copy...
from the cover:
"Youth's narrator, a student in 1950s South Africa, has long been plotting an escape from his native country. Studying mathematics, reading poetry, saving money, he tries to ensure that when he arrives in the real world he will be prepared to experience life to its full intensity, and transform it into art. Arriving at last in London, however, he finds neither poetry nor romance. Instead he succumbs to the monotony of life as a computer programmer, from which random, loveless affairs offer no relief. Devoid of inspiration, he stops writing and begins a dark pilgrimage in which he is continually tested and continually found wanting.
Set against the background of the 1960s, Youth is a remarkable portrait of a consciousness turning in on itself. J. M. Coetzee explores a young man's struggle to find his way in the world with tenderness and a fierce clarity."
"Youth's narrator, a student in 1950s South Africa, has long been plotting an escape from his native country. Studying mathematics, reading poetry, saving money, he tries to ensure that when he arrives in the real world he will be prepared to experience life to its full intensity, and transform it into art. Arriving at last in London, however, he finds neither poetry nor romance. Instead he succumbs to the monotony of life as a computer programmer, from which random, loveless affairs offer no relief. Devoid of inspiration, he stops writing and begins a dark pilgrimage in which he is continually tested and continually found wanting.
Set against the background of the 1960s, Youth is a remarkable portrait of a consciousness turning in on itself. J. M. Coetzee explores a young man's struggle to find his way in the world with tenderness and a fierce clarity."
It has arrived on the 21st but I was away to spend Christmas with the rest of the family.
Anyway, it's never too late for a nice present, is it? :-)
Thank you marulaPL for this book and all the wonderful treats.
And thank you for your kind words.
Wishing you a wonderful season with your loved ones.
Warm greetings
Anyway, it's never too late for a nice present, is it? :-)
Thank you marulaPL for this book and all the wonderful treats.
And thank you for your kind words.
Wishing you a wonderful season with your loved ones.
Warm greetings
Interesting read, with a topic a bit similar to my latest readings, although not my favorite book by Coetzee.
Thank you for sharing.
It was chosen by mcsar on "First sentences VBB", hosted by colectorkerri.
"He lives in a one-room flat near Mowbray railway station, for which he pays eleven guineas a month"
Enjoy! :-)
Thank you for sharing.
It was chosen by mcsar on "First sentences VBB", hosted by colectorkerri.
"He lives in a one-room flat near Mowbray railway station, for which he pays eleven guineas a month"
Enjoy! :-)
Thanks for sending. A nice surprise from the virtual box.
