J.M. Coetzee
5 SeriesJ.M. Coetzee is a South African novelist and Nobel Prize laureate. He is renowned for his novels "Life & Times of Michael K" and "Disgrace," both of which earned him the Booker Prize, making him the first author to win it twice.
In J.M. Coetzee's "The Childhood of Jesus," a young boy named David is separated from his mother during a voyage to a new land. Upon arrival, a fellow passenger, Simon, takes responsibility for David. Together, they navigate a foreign country where they are strangers to the language and customs. Their primary quest is to reunite David with his mother, of whom he has no recollection. This journey forms the crux of their compelling narrative.
