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| Author | J. M. Coetzee |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Text Publishing (Australia); Harvill Secker (UK) |
Publication date | February 2016 (Australia); 18 August 2016 (UK) |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781911215356 |
| OCLC | 959234400 |
| Preceded by | The Childhood of Jesus |
| Followed by | The Death of Jesus |
The Schooldays of Jesus is a 2016 novel by J. M. Coetzee. In July 2016, it was longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize.
It is Coetzee's 13th novel and is a sequel to the 2013 novel The Childhood of Jesus . [1] It was published in Australia in February 2016 [2] [3] and in the UK in August 2016. [4]
It was also published in Spanish translation, [5] partly because it relates to Coetzee's interest in Argentine literature and resisting what he calls the "hegemony of the English language", [6] and Chinese, [7] and in ebook, audiobook, and Braille editions. [8]
It resumes the story of a young boy named David, who appears in The Childhood of Jesus, who is brought up in a foreign land. [1]
Upon release, it was generally well-received. According to review aggregator Book Marks, the novel received "mixed" reviews based on 13 critics reviews with 1 being "rave" and 3 being "positive" and 5 being "mixed" and 4 being "pan". [9] On Bookmarks Magazine May/June 2017 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a 
(3.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews. [10]
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