The Old Boys
Author: Trevor, William
ISBN: 9780241969250
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 02 Jan 2015
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback / softback
The old boys know what matters: power, revenge, love and the failure of love
A group of septuagenarians revive schoolboy conflicts in the election of the President of the Old Boys Association. Jaraby expects to get the job, but he reckons without the bitterness of Nox, who still remembers the humiliations of his school years. And when Jaraby's son gets into trouble with the law, Nox has the perfect stick with which to beat him.
Their powers may be failing but the old boys possess a fierce understanding of the things in life that matter - power, revenge, hatred, love, and the failure of love.
The Old Boys was William Trevor's acclaimed first novel.
ISBN: 9780241969250
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 02 Jan 2015
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback / softback
The old boys know what matters: power, revenge, love and the failure of love
A group of septuagenarians revive schoolboy conflicts in the election of the President of the Old Boys Association. Jaraby expects to get the job, but he reckons without the bitterness of Nox, who still remembers the humiliations of his school years. And when Jaraby's son gets into trouble with the law, Nox has the perfect stick with which to beat him.
Their powers may be failing but the old boys possess a fierce understanding of the things in life that matter - power, revenge, hatred, love, and the failure of love.
The Old Boys was William Trevor's acclaimed first novel.
