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Carregando... The Class (1985)de Erich Segal
   Academia in Fiction (67) Best School Stories (156) Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro.   ) harishwriter | Oct 12, 2023 |  summer day. (  ) Steve_Walker | Sep 13, 2020 |  ) ashkrishwrites | Aug 29, 2018 | swiltsesa | Feb 1, 2016 | Just getting admitted to Harvard is no small accomplishment. So, each of the students enter this elite institute of higher learning with high expectations and intense pressure to succeed. None of that: drinking until dawn, keg parties, skipping classes, and opting for the easy courses. This is a “suicide if I don’t succeed” mentality. Fierce competition….sacrifice…..determination…. The five young men: Daniel Rossi – A music major. All he ever wanted was his father’s approval, but Dad is a macho, right wing, conservative saying “Why music?” Jason Gilbert- An “all American” guy, but Jewish, and Yale turned him down because of it. Harvard is his second choice. Theodore Lambros – A Greek who has the grades, but not enough money so can’t afford to live on campus. He has to commute and work in his Dad’s restaurant in-between classes. Andrew Eliot – Born with a silver spoon in his mouth; a long history of Harvard men in the family. He’s a great guy, but he is not ambitious. George Keller – a foreign student who arrives in the United States barely able to speak English determined to pursue a political life. There are several reasons I really like The Class: Besides revealing the inner workings of Harvard; the rituals, the culture, and the mentality of the students who attend, it also takes the reader into the arena of life after graduation in the fields of politics, the arts, and academia. The span of time includes many historical events: The conflict in Israel, JFK’s assassination, The Vietnam War, and Nixon’s impeachment. And touches on many cultural issues: segregation, communism, women’s roles/duties, marriage/divorce. Plus, there are some strong female characters. Also, Erich Segal, the son of a rabbi, was a graduate of the Harvard class of 1958, and also got his Masters and Doctorate at Harvard, and later taught Latin and Greek at Harvard, so even though this is fiction, his own personal experience makes The Class both credible and realistic. (  )2  LadyLo | Aug 17, 2009 | sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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From world-renowned author Erich Segal comes a powerful and moving saga of five extraordinary members of the Harvard class of 1958 and the women with whom their lives are intertwined. Five lives, five love stories: Danny Rossi, the musical prodigy, risks it all for Harvard, even a break with his domineering father. Yet his real problems are too much fame too soon--and too many women. Ted Lambros spends his four years as a commuter, an outsider. He is obsessed by his desire to climb to the top of the Harvard academic ladder, heedless of what it will cost him in personal terms. Jason Gilbert, the Golden Boy--handsome, charismatic, a brilliant athlete--learns at Harvard that he cannot ignore his Jewish background. Only in tragedy will he find his true identity. George Keller, a refugee from Communist Hungary, comes to Harvard with the barest knowledge of English. But with ruthless determination, he masters not only the language but the power structure of his new country. Andrew Eliot is haunted by three centuries of Harvard ancestors who cast giant shadows on his confidence. It is not until the sad and startling events of the reunion that he learns his value as a man. Their explosive story begins in a time of innocence and spans a turbulent quarter century, culminating in their dramatic twenty-five year reunion at which they confront their classmates--and the balance sheet of their own lives. Always at the center; amid the passion, laughter, and glory, stands Harvard--the symbol of who they are and who they will be. They were a generation who made the rules--then broke them--whose glittering successes, heartfelt tragedies, and unbridled ambitions would stun the world. Praise for The Class "Erich Segal's best."--Pittsburgh Press "First class entertainment."--Cosmopolitan "An absorbing page-turner."--Publishers Weekly "A panoramic saga."--Philadelphia Inquirer Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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