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Peace Breaks Out (1981) is a novel by American author John Knowles, [1] better known for A Separate Peace (1959). Both books share the setting of the Devon preparatory school.
The particular strength of "A Separate Peace" lay in Knowles's inspired conception of his characters: of a victim who in no way resembles a victim and a murderer who does not know he is one until...
The saying "a separate peace" refers to an individual's attempt to find personal tranquility amidst the chaos of a larger conflict. In A Separate Peace, Gene's separate peace involves...
Aug 16, 2016 · Peace Breaks Out by John Knowles Summary from Goodreads: In the uneasy peace after World War II, the senior year at Devan School for Boys in New Hampshire changes from a time of friendship into a stunning drama of tragic betrayal.
Jan 1, 1981 · In Peace Breaks Out, Knowles returns to idyllic setting of the Devon school. And while it isn't A Separate Peace, it's an intriguing tale concerning the darkness of man (or, rather, young men). It entertains what war can do to the unsettled youth--who were raised in the shadow of war but then stripped of its mystic allure with its sudden end.
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Peace Breaks Out, a 1981 novel by American author John Knowles, is a companion book to his award-winning classic, A Separate Peace. Set in Devon School, the same fictional New Hampshire boys’ boarding school that features in A Separate Peace, the story follows a young, war-weary WWII veteran, Pete Hallam, who has returned to Devon School to ...
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While Peace Breaks Out did not receive as favorable reviews as A Separate Peace, some critics commended the sequel for solid characterization and tight plotting. Plot Summary. In John Knowles's A Separate Peace, Gene Forrester returns to visit New Hampshire's Devon School after a fifteen-year absence. He recalls his complex relationship with ...