A Good School - by Richard Yates (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Set in a New England boarding school on the cusp of America's entry into World War II, "A Good School" tells the story of a student, a crippled chemistry teacher, and the schoolmaster's young daughter, who falls in love with the most celebrated boy in the class of 1943.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Richard Yates, who died in 1992, is today ranked by many readers, scholars, and critics alongside such titans of modern American ficiton as Updike, Roth, Irving, Vonnegut, and Mailer. <p/>In this work, he offers a spare and autumnal novel about a New England prep school. At once a meditation on the twilight of youth and an examination of America's entry into World War II, <i>A Good School</i> tells the stories of William Grove, the quiet boy who becomes an editor of the school newspaper; Jack Draper, a crippled chemistry teacher; and Edith Stone, the schoolmaster's young daughter, who falls in love with most celebrated boy in the class of 1943.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"A first class work of the imagination marked by an interest in real history . . . [<i>A Good School</i>] is enriched with many fine touches." --<i>Julian Moynehan, The New York Times Book Review</i> <p/>"[Yates] is an expert . . . This [novel] is acute and poignant." --<i>John Skow, Time</i> <p/>"A graceful and articulate narrative . . . affectionate, witty, and wry." --<i>The New Yorker</i> <p/>"Distinguished by fine writing and convincing adolescent angst." --<i>The Atlantic Monthly</i> <p/>"[Yates's] small-scale tapestry is rich in intricate detail--much of it wonderfully droll." --<i>Elizabeth Peer, Newsweek</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Richard Yates</b>, who died in 1992, was the author of seven novels, including <i>Revolutionary Road</i>, <i>The Easter Parade</i>, and <i>A Special Providence</i>, as well as two story collections. <i>The Collected Stories of Richard Yates</i> was first published in May 2001.</p>
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