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The topeka school : A novel by Ben Lerner, Ben Lerner is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The topeka school : A novel about?
From the award-winning author of 10:04 and Leaving the Atocha Station , a tender and expansive family drama set in the American Midwest at the turn of the century: a tale of adolescence, transgression, and the conditions that have given rise to the trolls and tyrants of the new right Adam Gordon is a senior at Topeka High School, class of 1997. His mother, Jane, is a famous feminist author; his father, Jonathan, is an expert at getting “lost boys” to open up. They both work at the Foundation, a well-known psychiatric clinic that has attracted staff and patients from around the world. Adam is a renowned debater and orator, expected to win a national championship before he heads to college. He is an aspiring poet. He is—although it requires a great deal of posturing, weight lifting, and creatine supplements—one of the cool kids, passing himself off as a “real man,” ready to fight or (better) freestyle about fighting if it keeps his peers from thinking of him as weak. Adam is also one of the seniors who brings the loner Darren Eberheart—who is, unbeknownst to Adam, his father’s patient—into the social scene, with disastrous effects. Deftly shifting perspectives and time periods, Ben L
Who reads The topeka school : A novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Ben Lerner, Ben Lerner
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780374721183
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.7 / 5 (2,849 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14