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2006 Longlist

The Finishing School

Muriel Spark

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THE BOOK

Passionately determined to write his novel whilst running College Sunrise, a finishing school for both sexes and mixed nationalities, Rowland Mahler is assisted by his wife, Nina Parker. This term there is a new star pupil – Chris, seventeen, also determined to write his masterpiece. As Chris’s novel takes shape while his own flounders, Rowland becomes increasingly obsessed and the finishing school becomes awash with his jealousy and envy.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Muriel
Spark

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country

Scotland

Original Language

English

Author

Muriel Spark

Publisher

Viking

Nominating Library

M.I. Rudomino State Library for Foreign Literature - Russia

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The Finishing School

Muriel Spark

ABOUT THE BOOK

ABOUTTHE AUTHOR MurielSpark

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

RELATED FEATURES

All About Books: Katy Conneely, Dublin City FM on the 2024 Dublin Literary Award Ceremony

2024 Dublin Literary Award Winners Mircea Cărtărescu and Sean Cotter In Conversation

Dublin Literary Award 2024 Winner Announcements Highlights

Alexis Wright – Praiseworthy Q&A

ABOUT
THE BOOK

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Muriel
Spark