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The Childhood of Jesus (Paperback)
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After crossing oceans, a man and a boy arrive in a new land. Here
they are each assigned a name and an age, and held in a camp in the
desert while they learn Spanish, the language of their new country.
As Simon and David they make their way to the relocation centre in
the city of Novilla, where officialdom treats them politely but not
necessarily helpfully. Simon finds a job in a grain wharf. The work
is unfamiliar and backbreaking, but he soon warms to his stevedore
comrades, who during breaks conduct philosophical dialogues on the
dignity of labour, and generally take him to their hearts. Now he
must set about his task of locating the boy's mother. Though like
everyone else who arrives in this new country he seems to be washed
clean of all traces of memory, he is convinced he will know her
when he sees her. And indeed, while walking with the boy in the
countryside Simon catches sight of a woman he is certain is the
mother, and persuades her to assume the role. David's new mother
comes to realise that he is an exceptional child, a bright, dreamy
boy with highly unusual ideas about the world. But the school
authorities detect a rebellious streak in him and insist he be sent
to a special school far away. His mother refuses to yield him up,
and it is Simon who must drive the car as the trio flees across the
mountains. THE CHILDHOOD OF JESUS is a profound, beautiful and
continually surprising novel from a very great writer.
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