John Knowles



John Knowles

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born September 16, 1926
died November 29, 2001
gender male
place of birth Fairmont, West Virginia, United States
genre Literature & Fiction

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John Knowles (September 16, 1926 - November 29, 2001), b. Fairmont, West Virginia, was an American novelist, best known for his novel A Separate Peace.

A 1945 graduate of the Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, Knowles graduated from Yale University as a member of the class of 1949W. A Separate Peace is based upon Knowles' experiences at Exeter during the summer of 1943. The setting for The Devon School is a thinly veiled fictionalization of Phillips Exeter. The plot should not be taken as autobiographical, although many elements of the novel stem from personal experience. In his essay, "A Special Time, A Special Place," Knowles wrote:

The only elements in A Separate Peace which were not in that summer were ang...more

books by John Knowles

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avg rating: 3.61 | 10487 ratings | 29 distinct works
A Separate Peace A Separate Peace (Paperback)
by John Knowles
avg rating 3.63 — 8810 ratings — published 1959
39 editions
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Peace Breaks Out Peace Breaks Out (Mass Market Paperback)
by John Knowles
avg rating 3.32 — 145 ratings — published 1981
3 editions
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Ghosts and Other Plays Ghosts and Other Plays (Paperback)
by Henrik Johan Ibsen, John Knowles
avg rating 3.68 — 22 ratings — published 1964
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Phineas Phineas (Paperback)
by John Knowles
avg rating 3.50 — 18 ratings — published 2000
2 editions
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Indian Summer Indian Summer (Hardcover)
by John Knowles
avg rating 3.62 — 13 ratings — published 1966
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The Paragon: A Novel The Paragon: A Novel (Hardcover)
by John Knowles
avg rating 3.00 — 9 ratings — published 1971
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Morning In Antibes Morning In Antibes (Mass Market Paperback)
by John Knowles
avg rating 3.33 — 3 ratings — published 1963
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A Separate Peace A Separate Peace (Cliffs Notes)
by Gary Carey, Cliffs Notes, John Knowles
avg rating 3.33 — 3 ratings — published 1965
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A Separate Peace A Separate Peace
by John Knowles
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 2008
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Spark Notes a Separate Peace Spark Notes a Separate Peace (Sparknotes Literature Guides)
by John Knowles
avg rating 3.00 — 2 ratings — published 2004
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quotes by John Knowles

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"Nothing endures. Not a tree. Not love. Not even death by violence."
John Knowles (A Separate Peace)
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"It is a sad day when one looks back and sees that his largest regrets have become some of the most integral elements of his dreams."
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"I felt that I was not, never had been and never would be a living part of this overpoweringly solid and deeply meaningful world around me."
John Knowles (A Separate Peace)
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