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Language English Dewey Decimal 813/.54 19 Publisher Bantam Books OCLC 6555306 | 3.4/5 Goodreads Publication date March 1981 Originally published March 1981 Genre Novel Country United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (hardback & paperback) Pages 178 pp (paperback edition) ISBN 0-03-056908-7 (hardback edition) & ISBN 0-553-27574-7 (paperback edition) Similar John Knowles books, Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peace Breaks Out (1981) is a novel by American author John Knowles, better known for A Separate Peace (1959). The books share the setting of the Devon preparatory school, probably a reference to Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, which Knowles attended in his youth.
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Plot introduction
This book follows the story of Pete Hallam as he returns to the school and becomes a history teacher as well as a coach. It is a story of the aftermath of World War II and the loss of innocence of young men. It starts by Pete Hallam returning to the school he graduated from, war-torn and emotionally scarred. He now is a teacher at Devon School and detects a subtle but deep hate between two members of the class in the first session alone.
Characters in "Peace Breaks Out"
References
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