Old School (novel)
2003 novel by Tobias Wolff / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Old School is an American semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel by Tobias Wolff that was first partially published in The New Yorker as a short story ahead of novelization in 2003. It acts a memoir for a fictional unnamed writer, who recalls his senior year at a New England preparatory school in 1960–1961. The novel explores intertwining themes of identity, class, belonging and literature. It was a finalist for the 2004 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
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Author | Tobias Wolff |
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Language | English |
Genre | Semi-autobiography Coming-of-age |
Publisher | Vintage Books |
Publication date | November 4, 2003 |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 195 |
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