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The Secret History

AUTHOR Tartt, Donna; Tartt, Donna
PUBLISHER Vintage (04/13/2004)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME - INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A contemporary literary classic and "an accomplished psychological thriller ... absolutely chilling" (Village Voice), from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Goldfinch.

One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years

Under the influence of a charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at a New England college discover a way of thought and life a world away from their banal contemporaries. But their search for the transcendent leads them down a dangerous path, beyond human constructs of morality.

"A remarkably powerful novel [and] a ferociously well-paced entertainment . . . Forceful, cerebral, and impeccably controlled." --The New York Times

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ISBN-13: 9781400031702
ISBN-10: 1400031702
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 576
Carton Quantity: 24
Product Dimensions: 5.15 x 1.00 x 7.95 inches
Weight: 0.95 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General
Fiction | Literary
Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense
Dewey Decimal: FIC
Library of Congress Control Number: 2004271588
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ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME - INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A contemporary literary classic and "an accomplished psychological thriller ... absolutely chilling" (Village Voice), from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Goldfinch.

One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years

Under the influence of a charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at a New England college discover a way of thought and life a world away from their banal contemporaries. But their search for the transcendent leads them down a dangerous path, beyond human constructs of morality.

"A remarkably powerful novel [and] a ferociously well-paced entertainment . . . Forceful, cerebral, and impeccably controlled." --The New York Times

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