num_pages: 629
description: 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 normal morality their lives are changed profoundly and for ever.Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's cult bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement - both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful.
language: English
title: The Secret History
titlecomplete: The Secret History
characters: Camilla Macaulay, Charles Macaulay, Francis Abernathy, Julian Morrow, Richard Papen, Henry Winter, Edmund Corcoran
genres: Thriller, Literary Fiction, Novels, Crime, Classics, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Adult, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 649420
places: New England, Hampden College, Vermont, The United States of America, Vermont
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Mekka-prijs, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Prix des libraires du Québec
category: Lauréats hors Québec
publisher: Penguin Books