Youth

作者 J. M. Coetzee著
出版社 Penguin
出版时间 2003年2月
ISBN 9780099433620
定价 91.30

内容简介

Youth'snarrator,astudentin1950sSouthAfrica,haslongbeenplottinganescapefromhisnativecountry.Studyingmathematics,readingpoetry,savingmoney,hetriestoensurethatwhenhearrivesintherealworldhewillbepreparedtoexperiencelifetoitsfullintensity,andtransformitintoart.ArrivingatlastinLondon,however,hefindsneitherpoetrynorromance.Insteadhesuccumbstothemonotonyoflifeasacomputerprogrammer,fromwhichrandom,lovelessaffairsoffernorelief.Devoidofinspiration,hestopswritingandbeginsadarkpilgrimageinwhichheiscontinuallytestedandcontinuallyfoundwanting.Setagainstthebackgroundofthe1960s,Youthisaremarkableportraitofaconsciousnessturninginonitself.J.M.Coetzeeexploresayoungman'sstruggletofindhiswayintheworldwithtendernessandafierceclarity.(20021018)

作者简介

J.M.Coetzee'sworkincludesDusklands,IntheHeartoftheCountry,whichwonthepremierSouthAfricanliteraryaward,theCNAPrize,WaitingfortheBarbarians,whichwasawardedtheGeoffreyFaberMemorialPrize,theJamesTaitBlackMemorialPrizeandtheCNAPrize,LifeandTimesofMichaelK,whichwontheBookerPrizeandthePrixEtrangerF-mina,Foe,AgeofIron,whichwontheSundayExpressBookoftheYearAward,TheMasterofPetersburg,whichwontheIrishTimesInternationalFictionAwardandthememoirBoyhood:ScenesfromProvincialLife.Hismostrecentnovel,Disgrace,wontheBookerPrize,makinghimthefirstauthortohavewonittwice.(20021018)

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