Query: South African novels set in the Middle East
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
The Childhood of Jesus
Evidence from documents: The Childhood of Jesus: '''''The Childhood of Jesus''''' is a 2013 novel by South African-born Nobel laureate J. M. Coetzee. The book was published simultaneously on 7 March 2013, by Jonathan Cape (UK) and Text Publishing (Australia). The U.S. edition was published on 3 September 2013, by Viking.