The Virgins
$57.71
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
9 September 2014
Summary
‘A brilliant and under-read fever dream of a novel’ New York Times
‘Erens brilliantly captures the dark side of adolescence … On a par with the likes of Jeffrey Eugenides’ The Virgin Suicides’ Independent‘Flawlessly executed and irrefutably true’ John Irving‘A must for fans of Nabokovian tragedy’ Irish TatlerThe events of 1979-80 reverberate around the campus of Auburn Academy and linger ma…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848549883 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1848549881 |
| Author: | Pamela Erens |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 9 September 2014 |
| Weight: | 194g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 129mm x 197mm |
| Series: | John Murray |
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Critics Review
Flawlessly executed and irrefutably true
It joins the ranks of the great boarding school novels while somehow evoking the twisted, obsessive narrations of Nabokov’s Pale Fire or Wharton’s Ethan Frome - Rebecca Makkai, author of The Borrower
Flawlessly executed and irrefutably true - John Irving, The New York Times Book ReviewErens … has done a star turn with the prep school tale, giving it meaning for those who might not usually care about that world - Chicago TribuneA beautifully written story - VultureSinking into Ms. Erens’s prose feels like slipping underwater, in a lake, in the dark: at once gradual and startling; the world outside the novel seems to give way entirely to the world within - ObserverIt’s rare to find a book that summons the delicate emotional state of teenagers … without being precious or cynical, but Pamela Erens’ The Virgins beautifully manages that feat - Los Angeles TimesWhat happens between Seung and Aviva, this pair of star-crossed lovers, is truly horrible; the ending shouldn’t be given away by a reviewer - John Irving[A] subtle, accomplished second novel - Book ForumPamela Erens
Pamela Erens’ debut novel, The Understory, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in a wide variety of literary, cultural, and mainstream publications, including Tin House, Byliner, New England Review, the Literary Review, Los Angeles Review of Books, the Millions, The New York Times, and O: The Oprah Magazine.
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