num_pages: 196
description: John Knowles' beloved classic has been a bestseller for more than 30 years and is one of the most moving and accurate novels about the trials and confusions of adolescence ever written. Set at an elite boarding school for boys during World War II, A Separate Peace is the story of friendship and treachery, and how a tragic accident involving two young men forever tarnishes their innocence.
language: English
title: A Separate Peace
titlecomplete: A Separate Peace
characters: Phineas, Gene Forrester
genres: Fiction, Coming Of Age, School, Young Adult, Literature, Read For School, Classics, Novels, High School, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 214657
places: New Hampshire
awards: awardedAt: -283968000000
name: Rosenthal Family Foundation Award, awardedAt: -283968000000
name: William Faulkner Foundation Award, awardedAt: -283968000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Bantam Books (NY)