About This Novel
"Youth" is an autobiographical novel by Coetzee. It tells the life of a young man named John after arriving in London from South Africa. This young man "he" worked as a programmer at IBM and an international computer company. Materially, he lived a relatively comfortable life, but mentally he fell into an extremely depressed state. He longs to get rid of the influence of South Africa and truly live a life like a Londoner, but he is unable to truly integrate into the local area, nor can he completely cut off the connection with his mother; he longs for emotional comfort, but cannot resonate emotionally with other girls; he is introverted and lacks enthusiasm, but he yearns for a vigorous life like a poet. In this novel, Coetzee re-examines his youth path from "his" perspective.
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