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Set against the backdrop of World War II, A Separate Peace explores morality, patriotism, and loss of innocence through its narrator, Gene Forrester, in his ...
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Set in Devon (an all boys prep school) during WWII, A Separate Peace explores how the encroaching reality of war affects the psychological and social ...
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It was a good coming of age story that looked at male bonding, friendship, jealousy, and betrayal. This was a quick and thoughtful read that is interesting to ...
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Set at a boys' boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A Separate Peace follows the friendship of the serious, intellectual Gene ...
The tree was tremendous, an irate, steely black steeple beside the river. I was damned if I'd climb it. The hell with it. No one but Phineas could think up such ...
The novel delves into universal themes such as friendship, jealousy, and the loss of innocence, all set against the backdrop of a boarding school in wartime.
A Separate Peace

A Separate Peace

Novel by John Knowles
3.6/5 · Goodreads
A Separate Peace is a coming-of-age novel by John Knowles, published in 1958. Based on his earlier short story "Phineas", published in the May 1956 issue of Cosmopolitan, it was Knowles's first published novel and became his best-known work. Wikipedia
Originally published: 1959
Author: John Knowles
Genres: Novel, Bildungsroman, Young adult literature, and more
Sequel: Peace Breaks Out (1981)
Pages: 236

Finny prods Gene into making a dangerous jump out of a tree into a river, and the two start a secret society based on this ritual. Gene gradually begins to envy ...
This coming-of-age novel by John Knowles is published by Scribner, an imprint of Simon and Schuster. A Separate Peace is written for kids ages 14 to 17.
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