Old School

In his first novel, Old School, acclaimed author Tobias Wolff explores the complexities of identity through a narrator striving to fit into the elite world of his New England prep school. As he navigates his final year, the character's concealed past begins to unravel amidst the school's literary obsessions and the impending visits from iconic writers like Robert Frost and Ayn Rand. Wolff deftly examines the intense and sometimes violent nature of self-creation, making this work both contemporary and timeless.