The God Boy by Ian Cross
The God Boy by Ian Cross, with an introduction by Roger Robinson Penguin Modern Classics, UK.
The first New Zealand novel to be selected for Penguin Classics, it's a subtly crafted and deeply moving story of a Catholic boy learning that simple faith is no protection from life's harsh betrayals.
"The God Boy is a deceptively modest masterpiece...sometimes compared with The Catcher in the Rye or What Maisie Knew...It seems likely to remain a moving and challenging novel, so long as children suffer from their parents' conflicts, and there are readers to appreciate the fine art of first-person narrative."
The God Boy is a New Zealand classic that has been one of the most frequently studied school or university texts. It has been adapted into a play, a feature movie, a TV drama, and an opera.
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