"Nevertheless, the memory lies like a weight upon him, the memory of the soft resistance of flesh and bone, and then the grinding"
— Coetzee, J. M. (b. 1940)
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Work Title
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Penguin Books
Date
1997
Metaphor
"Nevertheless, the memory lies like a weight upon him, the memory of the soft resistance of flesh and bone, and then the grinding"
Metaphor in Context
He has never apologized to his brother, nor has he ever been reproached with what he did. Nevertheless, the memory lies like a weight upon him, the memory of the soft resistance of flesh and bone, and then the grinding.
(p. 119)
(p. 119)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
Coetzee, J.M. Boyhood: Scenes from a Provincial Life. New York: Penguin Books, 1997.
Date of Entry
06/10/2009
Date of Review
12/28/2009
