Good School - Softcover

Richard Yates

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099518589 ISBN 13: 9780099518587

Publisher: Vintage Books USA, 2007

Synopsis

At fifteen, Terry Flynn had the face of an angel and the body of a perfect athlete...Set in a small boarding school on the eve of America's entry into World War Two, "A Good School" tells the story of William Grove, the nervous teenager trying to fit in; the betrayed alcoholic, Jack Draper; and, Edith Stone, the teacher's daughter, who falls in love with the most popular boy in school. Instantly acclaimed on its first publication, peopled with some of Richard Yates' most memorable characters, this tender, spare masterpiece is a haunting meditation on the twilight of youth, and an unforgettable description of the impact of war on the lives of an innocent generation.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard Yates was born in 1926 in New York and lived in California. His prize-winning stories began to appear in 1953 and his first novel, Revolutionary Road, was nominated for the National Book Award in 1961. He is the author of eight other works, including the novels A Good School, The Easter Parade, and Disturbing the Peace, and two collections of short stories, Eleven Kinds of Loneliness and Liars in Love. He died in 1992.

Review:

"Yates is such a magnificent writer" * The Times * "Bittersweet, elegiac, this is Richard Yates's gentlest book" * Boston Review * "A first-class work of imagination" * New York Times * "In an age embarrassed by story-telling... Yates tell stories we believe" * New Republic *

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage Books USA
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0099518589
• ISBN 13: 9780099518587
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192