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The Secret History

Donna Tartt

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English
Penguin
01 July 1993

 Staff Pick

 Donna Tart could narrate "a history of paint drying" and somehow make it a complex, intruiging tale. Her style is immediatly immersive and I always find myself wrapped up in the characters own fears and passions for subjects that usually I couldn't care less about. This book tells you exactly how it will end and yet never felt predictable.

Celaeste 

The dark academia bestseller that defined an age

Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's cult bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement - incredibly compelling, dramatic and playful.

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, and they discover how hard it can be to truly live and how easy it is to kill.
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Imprint:   Penguin
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 30mm
Weight:   438g
ISBN:   9780140167771
ISBN 10:   0140167773
Pages:   640
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Donna Tartt was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, and educated at the University of Mississippi and Bennington College. She is a novelist, essayist, and critic. THE SECRET HISTORY has been translated into twenty-four languages.

Reviews for The Secret History

 Staff Pick

 Donna Tart could narrate "a history of paint drying" and somehow make it a complex, intruiging tale. Her style is immediatly immersive and I always find myself wrapped up in the characters own fears and passions for subjects that usually I couldn't care less about. This book tells you exactly how it will end and yet never felt predictable.

Celaeste 


  • Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003
  • Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.
  • Short-listed for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003
  • Shortlisted for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.

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