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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 thepassion, 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 brokethem-whose glittering successes, heartfelttragedies, 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
Erich Segal
Erich Segal was a writer, educator, and screenwriter. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 16, 1937. He graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in 1958, a M.A. in 1959, and a Ph.D. in 1964. Segal began a teaching career at Harvard University before moving to Yale University in 1964. He was also a visiting professor in classics at Princeton University and the University of Munich. He achieved international acclaim for his verse translations of Roman playwright Plautus and delivered papers before the American Philological Association and the American Comparative Literature Association. Segal collaborated on the 1958 Harvard Hasty Pudding Club production and wrote several Hollywood screenplays, including the 1968 animated Beatles film, Yellow Submarine and A Change of Seasons. His most famous novel was Love Story, written in 1970. The book was made into a film in 1970. He received a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nomination for his screenplay. His other novels include Oliver's Story, The Class, and Doctors. He died of a heart attack on January 17, 2010 at the age of 72.
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"A panoramic saga."-- Philadelphia Inquirer .
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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 thepassion, 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 brokethem-whose glittering successes, heartfelttragedies, 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
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Erich Segal
Erich Segal was a writer, educator, and screenwriter. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 16, 1937. He graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in 1958, a M.A. in 1959, and a Ph.D. in 1964. Segal began a teaching career at Harvard University before moving to Yale University in 1964. He was also a visiting professor in classics at Princeton University and the University of Munich. He achieved international acclaim for his verse translations of Roman playwright Plautus and delivered papers before the American Philological Association and the American Comparative Literature Association. Segal collaborated on the 1958 Harvard Hasty Pudding Club production and wrote several Hollywood screenplays, including the 1968 animated Beatles film, Yellow Submarine and A Change of Seasons. His most famous novel was Love Story, written in 1970. The book was made into a film in 1970. He received a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nomination for his screenplay. His other novels include Oliver's Story, The Class, and Doctors. He died of a heart attack on January 17, 2010 at the age of 72.
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"An absorbing page-turner."-- Publisher's Weekly .
"A panoramic saga."-- Philadelphia Inquirer .
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