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Adolescence, friendship, and loss in wartime innocence.

"A Separate Peace" dives deep into the delicate dynamics of friendship and rivalry, especially poignant for anyone who's navigated the choppy waters of adolescence. As you follow Gene and Phineas through their transformative summer, you're not just reading a coming-of-age story; you're examining the profound effects of envy and identity amidst the backdrop of a world at war. It's as much about the internal battles we fight as the external ones that shape our history.

  • 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: 9780743253970
Publisher: Scribner
Date of Publication: 2021-10-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Young Adult, Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.6
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An American classic and great bestseller for over thirty years, A Separate Peace is timeless in its description of adolescence during a period when the entire country was losing its innocence to the Second World War. 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' crowning achievement and an undisputed American classic.
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Adolescence, friendship, and loss in wartime innocence.

"A Separate Peace" dives deep into the delicate dynamics of friendship and rivalry, especially poignant for anyone who's navigated the choppy waters of adolescence. As you follow Gene and Phineas through their transformative summer, you're not just reading a coming-of-age story; you're examining the profound effects of envy and identity amidst the backdrop of a world at war. It's as much about the internal battles we fight as the external ones that shape our history.

  • 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.