The Old Boys
The Old Boys is a comic novel written by Anglo-Irish author William Trevor, first published in 1964.[1][2][3]
 First edition | |
| Author | William Trevor |
|---|---|
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Bodley Head |
Publication date | 1964 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 191 pp. |
| ISBN | 014002428X |
| Preceded by | A Standard of Behaviour |
| Followed by | The Boarding House |
Plot summary
The story concerns a group of elderly men on the board of a society for the old boys of an unnamed English public school and the power politics and old rivalries that come into play during the election of a new president for the Old Boys Association. The old boys themselves have developed various ways of coping with retirement and loneliness and life’s disappointments but they all take a keen interest in their old school, none more so than Jaraby, who desires and expects to be elected as the new president, but is nervous about the possibility of being opposed by Nox, his former fag. [4]
References
- "The Private Waterloos of English Playing-Field Graduates". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- Bradbury, Lorna (2009-08-29). "William Trevor". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- Overbey, Erin (2010-06-03). "Eighty-Five from the Archive: William Trevor". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- THE OLD BOYS by William Trevor | Kirkus Reviews.
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