Winner · International Dublin Literary Award
Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life
novel by J. M. Coetzee
In these fictionalised memoirs using third-person narration, Coetzee examines his childhood within the sphere of his parents' unhappy marriage, his desire for his mother and for independence from her, and his feelings towards a multi-racial South African society.
Synopsis from Open Library.
- Language
- English
- Genre
- autobiographical fiction
