The Topeka School
byBen Lerner
Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2020
Longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2020
Adam Gordon is a senior at Topeka High School, class of '97. His parents are psychologists, his mom a famous author in the field. A renowned debater and orator, an aspiring poet, and - although it requires a lot of posturing and weight lifting - one of the cool kids, he's also one of the seniors who brings the loner Darren Eberheart into the social scene, with disastrous effects.
Deftly shifting perspectives and time periods, The Topeka School is a riveting story about the challenges of raising a good son in a culture of toxic masculinity. It is also a startling prehistory of the present: the collapse of public speech, the tyranny of trolls and the new right, and the ongoing crisis of identity among white men.
Language
English
Published on
09/03/2020
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781783785377
Buying Options
More books like “The Topeka School”
If you enjoyed reading “The Topeka School” by Ben Lerner, you may also like some of the following books.
