The Death of Jesus

The Death of Jesus is a 2019 novel by J.M. Coetzee; it is the third in his "Jesus" trilogy, following The Childhood of Jesus (2013) and The Schooldays of Jesus (2016). It was first published in Spanish under the title La muerte de Jesús[1] and distributed throughout Latin America. It is the second of Coetzee's books to appear first in Spanish, the first being Siete cuentos morales or "Moral Tales."[2]

The Death of Jesus
First English edition (publ. Text Publishing)
AuthorJ. M. Coetzee
Original titleLa muerte de Jesús
LanguageEnglish
PublisherText Publishing
Publication date
1 October 2019
Pages197
ISBN9781922268280 Hardcover
Preceded byThe Childhood of Jesus 
Followed byThe Schooldays of Jesus 

Prior to its publication, The Death of Jesus was cited in media across the world as one of the most anticipated novels of 2020 in the English-speaking world.[3][4][5]

According to review aggregator Book Marks, the novel received positive critical response based on 24 reviews.[6]

Reviews

References
  1. Fernández, Laura (25 May 2019). "Coetzee continúa su idilio con el español". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. "Coetzee afirma que sus libros "no están enraizados al idioma inglés"". El Espectador (in Spanish). 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  3. Adam White, Hilary (4 January 2020). "From literary big hitters to gripping thrillers - it's the ultimate 2020 books preview". independent.ie. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. Goyal, Sana (28 December 2019). "50 Books To Look Forward To In 2020". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  5. Holgate, Andrew (15 December 2019). "The Sunday Times books to watch out for in 2020". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  6. "Book Marks reviews of The Death of Jesus by J. M Coetzee". Book Marks. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. "The Death of Jesus by J.M. Coetzee - review". Evening Standard. 2 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  8. Battersby, Doug (2 January 2020). "'The Death of Jesus', the latest novel from JM Coetzee". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.(subscription required)
  9. Preston, Alex (31 December 2019). "A barren end to a bizarre trilogy". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  10. Poole, Steven (4 January 2020). "The Death of Jesus by JM Coetzee review – a boy who challenges the world". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.


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