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978-0-7432-5397-0. 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. Set against the backdrop of World War II, A Separate Peace explores morality ...
Box office. $1,250,000 (US/ Canada rentals) [1] A Separate Peace is a 1972 American drama film directed by Larry Peerce. It was adapted by John Knowles and Fred Segal (brother of actor George Segal) from Knowles's best-selling novel, about the conflicted friendship of two boarding-school students. The film stars Parker Stevenson and John Heyl.
Phillips Exeter Academy. Occupation. Writer. Known for. Peace Breaks Out (1981) A Separate Peace (1959) Awards. William Faulkner Foundation Award (1961) Rosenthal Award of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. John Knowles (/ noʊlz /; September 16, 1926 – November 29, 2001) was an American novelist best known for A Separate Peace (1959).
The Devon School. The Devon School is a fictional school created by author John Knowles in the novels A Separate Peace and Peace Breaks Out. It is based on Knowles' alma mater, Phillips Exeter Academy. Like Phillips Exeter during World War II, Devon is a boys' boarding school in New Hampshire. Knowles places the school in a town that bears its ...
It's because to Gene, as to any one of us, his beloved IS perfect. -- No matter how you look at it, this novel is a beautiful and compelling statement about war, peace, and, yes, love. Call it what you will, there is love between the main characters of the story, Phineas and Gene.
6555306. Dewey Decimal. 813/.54 19. LC Class. PS3561.N68 P4. Preceded by. A Separate Peace. Peace Breaks Out (1981) is a novel by American author John Knowles, [1] better known for A Separate Peace (1959). Both books share the setting of the Devon preparatory school.
Finny in A Separate Peace [15] [16] Billy Budd in Billy Budd by Herman Melville [17] [18] Queequeg in Moby Dick by Herman Melville [19] John Coffey in The Green Mile. [20] Harry Potter in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series displays Savior qualities every time he defends the wizard (and Muggle) world from the devilish Lord Voldemort. On ...
Albert Finney (9 May 1936 – 7 February 2019) was an English actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining fame for movie acting during the early 1960s, debuting with The Entertainer (1960), directed by Tony Richardson, who had previously directed him in theatre.