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The Topeka School

byBen Lerner

Genres: FictionHumor

Who is this book for? Readers interested in contemporary family dramas and social issues.

Topics IdentityFamilyComing of Age
MoodReflective, Humorous
HumorOccasional Humor
RomanceMinor Subplot
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

en

Published on

09/03/2020

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781783785377

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