The Childhood of Jesus

About “The Childhood of Jesus”

The Childhood of Jesus, a novel by J. M. Coetzee, follows Simon and a boy named David after they arrive in a new country, assigned new names and ages, and settle in the city of Novilla. Simon takes a job at a grain wharf while searching for the boy's mother, whom he identifies during a walk in the countryside, though school authorities later detect a rebellious streak in David.