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User Review - markfinl - LibraryThingThis was, I believe, Trevor's first novel and it shows. It's the story of the alumni association of a boy's school and the petty mean-spirited ways in which these men act, even years after leaving ... Read full review
THE OLD BOYS
User Review - KirkusWhether it is significant or not, or perhaps a portent, this is the third time that a young writer has tested his talent with a difficult theme, old age, in a manner which is a partial tour de force ... Read full review
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| Title | The old boys |
| Author | William Trevor |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Bodley Head, 1975 |
| Length | 190 pages |
| Subjects | › American fiction Fiction / Psychological |
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