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Tense Bleak Restrained Deliberate Minimalist

Overview

William Hundert is a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his tightly-controlled world shaken and inexorably altered when a new student, Sedgewick Bell, walks into his classroom. What begins as a fierce battle of wills gives way to a close student-teacher relationship, but results in a life lesson for Hundert that will still haunt him a quarter of a century later.

Themes

Private school culture, Donor influence in education, Merit vs favoritism, Academic integrity, Power and mentorship dynamics, Reputation and legacy

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