Phineas
The Inspiration for the Bestselling Classic A Separate Peace and Other Stories
$25.49
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
13 April 2027
Summary
John Knowles’s A Separate Peace is an American classic; a timeless portrayal of adolescence and the loss of innocence that comes with it. Set in a New England prep school resembling Knowles’s own from boyhood, the novel resonated across generations. This newly published collection of three stories occupies that same world.
In “A Turn with the Sun,” Lawrence, an outsider from Virginia, is plucked from obscurity and finds himself both beguiled and repulsed by the school’s most …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781668246344 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1668246341 |
| Author: | John Knowles |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 13 April 2027 |
| Weight: | 103g |
| Dimensions: | 8mm x 140mm x 213mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for John Knowles
“Discerning in his perceptions… Knowles is sensitive without being delicate, subtle without being obscure.” —New York Times
“Is he the successor to Salinger for whom we have been waiting so long?” —Encounter
“Knowles writes with wit and style, those two qualities so rare these days we sometimes think they have been lost forever.” —Warren Miller
Praise for A Separate Peace
“A quietly vital and cleanly written novel that moves, page by page, towards a most interesting target.” —Truman Capote
“A novel that belongs wholly to its reader. That is its beauty and its genius, and that is why it is still being read.” —Alice Winn, author of In Memoriam
“Decades have passed since I first discovered A Separate Peace but its impact remains unforgettable. It’s a deeply moving coming-of-age story, set against the backdrop of war.” —M.L. Stedman, author of The Light Between Oceans
“A modern classic for its sensitive evocation of adolescent conflict….The novel’s enduring appeal also stems from its layered richness. It is a tale of innocence and evil, and an exploration of opposing selves.” —Los Angeles Times
“The best-written, best-designed and most moving novel I have read in many years. Beginning with a tiny incident among ordinary boys, it ends by being as deep and as big as evil itself.” —Aubrey Menen
“A masterpiece.” —National Review
“A model of restraint, deeply felt and beautifully written.” —The Observer
“Exceptional power and distinction.” —The Times (London)
“Artistry of a high order.” —Saturday Review
“A novel that made such a deep impression on me at sixteen that I can still conjure the atmosphere in my fifties: of yearning, infatuation mingled indistinguishably with envy, and remorse.” —Lionel Shriver
John Knowles
John Knowles (1926–2001) was a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale University. He was also a recipient of the William Faulkner Award and the Rosenthal Award of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. His books include A Separate Peace, Peace Breaks Out, and The Paragon.
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