The virgins
Subtitle: a novel
By: Pamela Erens
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: Tin House Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Portland, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9781935639626
Subjects: Jewish women; Korean American men; Fiction; Boarding schools
Description: The Virgins is the story of Aviva and Seung's descent into confusion and shame, as re-imagined in richly detailed episodes by their classmate Bruce, a once-embittered voyeur turned repentant narrator. With unflinching honesty and breathtaking prose, Pamela Erens brings a fresh voice to the tradition of the great boarding school novel.