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The Palace Thief: Stories

The Palace Thief: Stories

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Synopsis:

The Palace Thief is the story of a dedicated and inspiring classics professor at an elite prep school where an encounter with a student, the son of a powerful senator, inexorably alters his life. Forty-one years later at a reunion of his students, he is faced with the fear that he may have failed the most important challenge of his life—to have been a great teacher.

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Topics/Categories:

Character, Family History, Fate, Fathers and Sons, Recrimination, Student-Teacher Relationships

Type of Work:

Book

Publishers:

Random House

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Original Publish Date:

January 25, 1994

Formats and associated ISBNs:

0812976177

Formats:

Hardcover, Paperback