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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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005PRJT9Q
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage; 1st edition (October 19, 2011)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 19, 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1401 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 573 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1400031702
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The Atlantic One of the Greatest American Novels of the Past 100 Years

Under the influence of a charismatic classics professor, a group of smart, eccentric, and misfits at a New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is radically different from that of their mediocre peers. But their pursuit of transcendence leads them down a dangerous path that transcends human morality.

“A very powerful novel [and] Extremely fast-paced entertainment. . . Powerful, rational, and impeccably controlled. ”——The New York Times

From the publisher

A huge, mesmerizing, galloping readA huge, mesmerizing, galloping read

Beauty is horror. Whatever we call beauty, we tremble before itBeauty is horror. Whatever we call beauty, we tremble before it

The New York Times called this a very influential novelThe New York Times called this a very influential novel

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005PRJT9Q
Publisher‏ : ‎ Vintage; First Edition (October 19, 2011)
Publication date‏ : ‎ October 19, 2011
Language‏ : ‎ English
File size‏ : ‎ 1401 KB
Text to Speech‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader‏ : ‎ Support
Enhanced typography‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length‏ : ‎ 573 pages
Page source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1400031702

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