The Secret History: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Goldfinch
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Book short specifications
- Author
- Donna Tartt
- Pages
- 640
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Language
- english
- Release date
- May 27, 1993
- ISBN
- 978-0-14-016777-1
- GTIN
- 9780140167771
- Weight, g
- 436
About
FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE GOLDFINCH
Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement - both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful. ______________________________________
'What we did was terrible, but still I don't think any of us were bad, exactly; chalk it up to weakness on my part, hubris on Henry's, too much Greek prose composition — whatever you like.'
Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of morality, their lives are changed profoundly and for ever.
The Secret History is a story of two parts; the chain of events that led to the death of a classmate — and what happened next. ______________________________________
'So irresistible and seductive it's almost a guilty pleasure' Guardian
'Donna Tartt is an amazingly good writer. She's dense, she's allusive. She's a gorgeous storyteller' Stephen King
'A haunting, compelling, and brilliant piece of fiction ... Packed with literary allusion and told with a sophistication and texture' The Times