num_pages: 192
description: The Education of Robert Nifkin is the education of a beatnik. Set in 1950s Chicago and conveyed in the form of a college essay, Robert Nifkin details his journey from a mind-numbing high school that smells to the curriculum-free carnival of a private school ruled by bohemians, beatniks, and freaks.
language: English
title: The Education of Robert Nifkin
titlecomplete: The Education of Robert Nifkin
genres: Historical Fiction, Education, Childrens, Young Adult, High School, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 322
places: Chicago, Illinois
publisher: Clarion Books