Rector of Justin
#3073 of 8,085 books · #1481 in Fiction
Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction (1965).
The Rector of Justin centers on Frank Prescott, the founder of an exclusive school for boys. Eighty years of his life unfold through the observations of six narrators, each with a unique perspective on the man, his motivations, and the roots of his triumphs and failings.
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- ISBN-13
- 9780618224890
- Genre
- Topics
- Education and boarding school lifePower and legacyMultiple perspectives on character
Awards
- National Book Award for FictionShortlistedMajor(1965)
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- The House of Five Talents (1960)0 wins · 4 score
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