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Coming-of-age tale of friendship and rivalry.

"A Separate Peace" delves deep into the complexities of adolescent friendship during a tumultuous period. It's a powerful exploration of envy and identity set against the backdrop of World War II. This book often resonates with readers who appreciate introspective and poignant narratives about growing up and the loss of innocence.

  • Rosenthal Family Foundation Award (1961)
  • William Faulkner Foundation Award (1961)
  • National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1961)
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A Separate Peace

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ISBN: 9780684833668
Authors: John Knowles
Publisher: Scribner
Date of Publication: 1996-10-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Young Adult, Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.6
(rated by 227729 readers)

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Set at a boys' boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A Separate Peace is a harrowing and luminous parable of the dark side of adolescence. Gene is a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas is a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete. What happens between the two friends one summer, like the war itself, banishes the innocence of these boys and their world. A bestseller for more than thirty years, A Separate Peace is John Knowles's crowning achievement and an undisputed American classic.
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Coming-of-age tale of friendship and rivalry.

"A Separate Peace" delves deep into the complexities of adolescent friendship during a tumultuous period. It's a powerful exploration of envy and identity set against the backdrop of World War II. This book often resonates with readers who appreciate introspective and poignant narratives about growing up and the loss of innocence.

  • Rosenthal Family Foundation Award (1961)
  • William Faulkner Foundation Award (1961)
  • National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1961)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.