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Biography & Memoir· South Africa

Boyhood

by J. M. Coetzee
Aggregate Editorial Score30/100
#26,558of 98,734 books
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Published 1997English
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Boyhood by J. M. Coetzee is a landmark work of biography & memoir, first published in 1997. Boyhood (1997) by J. M. Coetzee is an intimate and revealing memoir that illuminates the human experience through personal narrative.

Book Details

AuthorJ. M. Coetzee
Published1997
Country of Origin🇿🇦 South Africa
LanguageEnglish
Category✍️ Biography & Memoir
ISBN7533923030
Editorial Score30/100
About the Category

✍️ Biography & Memoir

True accounts of real lives, told by the subject or a biographer.

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🇿🇦 South Africa

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notable · national
199730
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J. M. Coetzee
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