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In these fictionalised memoirs using third-person narration, Coetzee examines his childhood within the sphere of his parents' unhappy marriage, his desire for his mother and for independence from her, and his feelings towards a multi-racial South African society.
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Chłopięce lata: sceny z prowincjonalnego ̇życia
2007, Znak
in Polish
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8324008160 9788324008162
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Pojka r: scener ur ett liv i provinsen
2002, Ma nPocket
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- Ny utg.
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Scènes de la vie d'un jeune garçon
January 14, 2002, Seuil
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in French
2020525771 9782020525770
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Boyhood: Scenes From Provincial Life
September 1, 1998, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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014026566X 9780140265668
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Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life
September 1, 1997, Viking Adult
Hardcover
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0670872202 9780670872206
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