{"product_id":"a-good-school-paperback","title":"A Good School - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Yates\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Yates, who died in 1992, is today ranked by many readers, scholars, and critics alongside such titans of modern American ficiton as Updike, Roth, Irving, Vonnegut, and Mailer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this work, he offers a spare and autumnal novel about a New England prep school. At once a meditation on the twilight of youth and an examination of America's entry into World War II, \u003ci\u003eA Good School\u003c\/i\u003e tells the stories of William Grove, the quiet boy who becomes an editor of the school newspaper; Jack Draper, a crippled chemistry teacher; and Edith Stone, the schoolmaster's young daughter, who falls in love with most celebrated boy in the class of 1943.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Yates\u003c\/b\u003e, who died in 1992, was the author of seven novels, including \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Road\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Easter Parade\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Special Providence\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as two story collections. \u003ci\u003eThe Collected Stories of Richard Yates\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in May 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134464495751,"sku":"9780312420390","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2893e94438e27963077bd5f15c436b82.webp?v=1732642035","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-good-school-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}