A Separate Peace
Set at a New England prep school during World War II, Knowles’ characters face a devastating loss of innocence: Gene, an introverted Southern boy, begins to resent his larger-than-life pal, Phineas, when their friendship interferes with his studies. One tragic summer night changes the course of their relationship forever, creating a web of betrayal, guilt, and fear that carries over into the ensuring years. Recently voted one of America's favorite books, A Separate Peace has echoes of Donna Tartt's The Secret History and, of course, Salinger's classic coming-of-age tale.
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A Separate Peace is a novel of coming of age by John Knowles, published in 1959. Based on his earlier short story "Phineas," which was published in the May 1956 issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine, it was Knowles' first published novel and became his most famous work. Against the backdrop of World War II, Separate Peace explores morality, patriotism and the loss of innocence through its narrator, Jane.
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