Cover of Youth
Read Time: ~5.3 hr

Youth

by J.M.Coetzee (2004)

About this book

Een jonge Zuid-Afrikaanse intellectueel gaat in de jaren '60 in Londen wonen om een groot en meeslepend dichter te worden.

Setting / LocationLondon & UK
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreYouth Lead Character

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