The Death of Jesus
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The Death of Jesus is a philosophical novel by J. M. Coetzee that continues his allegorical exploration of childhood, identity, and morality begun in The Childhood of Jesus and The Schooldays of Jesus.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | J. M. Coetzee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuationOf |
allegorical exploration begun in The Childhood of Jesus
ⓘ
allegorical exploration continued in The Schooldays of Jesus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| follows | The Schooldays of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical fiction
ⓘ
philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-1-846-55699-5 ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
dance and music
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numbers and mathematics ⓘ orphanhood ⓘ translation and interpretation ⓘ |
| hasReception | generally positive critical reviews ⓘ |
| isAllegoryFor |
ethical responsibility
ⓘ
spiritual quest ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
David
NERFINISHED
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Inés NERFINISHED ⓘ Simón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalTitle | The Death of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 190 pages ⓘ |
| partOf | trilogy by J. M. Coetzee ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Schooldays of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prequel |
The Childhood of Jesus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Schooldays of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harvill Secker
NERFINISHED
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Viking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Jesus trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictional city of Estrella ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood
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death ⓘ education ⓘ faith ⓘ identity ⓘ morality ⓘ parenthood ⓘ |
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