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Youth: Scenes from Provincial Life II
Youth Scenes from Provincial Life II
Author: J. M. Coetzee
ISBN-13: 9780670031023
ISBN-10: 067003102X
Publication Date: 7/8/2002
Pages: 144
Rating:
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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4.5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Viking Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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Youth is a coming-of-age story about a lonely and frustrated young man who tries to escape from his family and country of birth. He wants to make a new life for himself by following his dream of becoming a highly respected poet, to live the glorified life of an artist in Europe. Coetzee's well-crafted novel carried me into the young man's heart and mind and I both sympathized with and was aggravated at times with the protagonist's decisions, thoughts, and actions. This was an intriguing page-turner.