Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life is a fictionalised autobiographical work by J. M. Coetzee which focuses on his years spent growing up in South Africa. The novel focuses on his troubled time in Worcester but looks back to happier times living in a large house in Rosebank, Cape Town. By the end of the novel they had moved again to Plumstead, Cape Town.[1]

Critical reception

Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life was generally well-received among American press. According to Book Marks, the book received "rave" reviews based on 5 critic reviews with 3 being "rave" and 2 being "positive".[2]

  1. ^ Coetzee, J. M. (1997). Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life. Viking. ISBN 978-0-670-87220-6.
  2. ^ "Boyhood". Book Marks. Retrieved 16 January 2024.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyhood:_Scenes_from_Provincial_Life
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