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Reviewed on January 1, 2017 | Fiction
Passion vs. rationalism. Romanticism vs. pragmatism. Idealism vs. realism. These are the core issues in Nobel Prize winner Coetzee's novel, a sequel to The Childhood of Jesus. In a world where people arrive by boat, where they are given new names after their memories have been erased, Simón, Inés and a boy named David come together by happenstance. The child possesses some special talents, it seems, but hi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More