{"product_id":"j-m-coetzees-the-childhood-of-jesus-the-ethics-of-ideas-and-things-paperback","title":"J. M. Coetzee's The Childhood of Jesus: The Ethics of Ideas and Things - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Uhlmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJennifer Rutherford\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the controversy and acclaim that surrounded the publication of \u003ci\u003eDisgrace (\u003c\/i\u003e1999), the awarding of the Nobel Prize for literature and the publication of \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Costello: Eight Lessons \u003c\/i\u003e(both in 2003), J. M. Coetzee's status has begun to steadily rise to the point where he has now outgrown the specialized domain of South African literature. Today he is recognized more simply as one of the most important writers in the English language from the late 20th and early 21st century. Coetzee's productivity and invention has not slowed with old age. \u003ci\u003eThe Childhood of Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2013, like \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Costello, \u003c\/i\u003ewas met with a puzzled reception, as critics struggled to come to terms with its odd setting and structure, its seemingly flat tone, and the strange affectless interactions of its characters. Most puzzling was the central character, David, linked by the title to an idea of Jesus. \u003ci\u003eJ.M. Coetzee's The Childhood of Jesus: The Ethics of Ideas and Things \u003c\/i\u003eis at the forefront of an exciting process of critical engagement with this novel, which has begun to uncover its rich dialogue with philosophy, theology, mathematics, politics, and questions of meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Uhlmann\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the Writing and Society Research Centre at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBeckett and Poststructuralism\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), \u003ci\u003eSamuel Beckett and the Philosophical Image\u003c\/i\u003e(2006), and \u003ci\u003eThinking in Literature \u003c\/i\u003e(2011). From 2008-2013 he edited the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Beckett Studies\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Rutherford\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the JM Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice at the University of Adelaide, Australia. She is the author of two books, including \u003ci\u003eZombies \u003c\/i\u003e(2013).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42117011636359,"sku":"9781501344688","price":88.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cceeca642e5251f5209f6c5271808cc2.webp?v=1732520584","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/j-m-coetzees-the-childhood-of-jesus-the-ethics-of-ideas-and-things-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}