by Tobias Wolff · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780747574651
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«Old School» is the novel by Tobias Wolff, published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in paperback (208 pages, in English).
In 1960, a scholarship student at an elite preparatory school in the United States hides his origins while trying to fit in. The students compete in the school's literary contest for an interview with the visiting writer; when Hemingway's visit is announced, rivalry tests honor, loyalty, and friendship.
It is Tobias Wolff's first novel. This edition was published on 7 February 2005. The work won the California Book Award in the fiction category.
Intended for readers of literary fiction and coming-of-age novels set in boarding schools.
Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff is an American short story writer, memoirist, novelist, and teacher of creative writing. He is known for his memoirs, particularly This Boy's Life (1989) and In Pharaoh's Army (1994). He has written four short story collections and two novels including The Barracks Thief (1984), which won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Wolff received a National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in September 2015.
