One of just 100 copies.

COETZEE, J. M. ~ The Childhood of Jesus. Limited edition, signed by the author.

LIMITED EDITION. Harvill Secker, London: 2013.

8vo., quarter cream over black leather boards, lettered with title in gilt to lower corner and along backstrip; black endpapers, black ribbon marker; together in the black cloth-covered slipcase; THE BOOK fine, the slipcase with just a couple of marks. Limited numbered and signed edition, one of just 100 copies, this no. 81 signed by the author. One of Coetzee's later novels, which tells the story of a man, Simon, and a young boy, David, who immigrate to a new country. There, they receive new identities, names, and even birthdays, and must adjust to their new lives while trying to find David's true mother. The book was followed in 2013 by a sequel, 'The Schooldays of Jesus' and in 2019 by 'The Death of Jesus', each following the life of David as he adjusts to his life in this foreign land. In many ways an allegorical retelling of the nativity story, the book received positive, though some confused reviews, with 'The Observer' labeling it "an early contender for an unprecedented third Booker prize", and Theo Tait in 'The Guardian' calling it "a Buddhist utopia and a Kafkaesque retelling of the nativity story with compelling and puzzling results". A lovely copy.

BINDING: Hardcover
CONDITION: Fine