
The Death of Jesus (Collected Works of Coetzee)
by (south Africa) J. M. Coetzee
About This Novel
This book is the latest novel by Nobel Prize winner Coetzee and the final chapter of the "Jesus Trilogy" series. The protagonist of "The Death of Jesus" is still the young David. In this book, David is ten years old and plays football with his friends every week. They had no equipment or rules: sometimes there were thirty people on the court, sometimes just five. The director of a nearby orphanage invited them to form a team to compete against the boarding school team. They may enjoy measuring themselves against a real team. Do your best and make everything win. David chose to leave his home and live with the team. Soon, however, he falls victim to a mysterious illness. And all kinds of people around David began to commemorate him in different ways after his death. Everyone has their own understanding of David and their own opinions...
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