The Finishing School (Spark novel)

The Finishing School is the last novel written by British author Muriel Spark and published by Viking Press in 2004. It concerns 'College Sunrise', a mixed-sex finishing school in Ouchy on the banks of Lake Geneva near Lausanne in Switzerland.

The Finishing School
First edition (UK)
AuthorMuriel Spark
Cover artistAndy Bridge
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
PublisherViking Press (UK)
Doubleday (US)
Publication date
2004
Media typePrint, Audio, eBook
Pages160
ISBN0-670-91173-9

Plot introduction

The school is run by Rowland Mahler and his wife Nina Parker. Rowland is trying to write a novel but discovers that a new star pupil, Chris Wiley, only seventeen is also writing a novel, which eclipses Rowland's efforts. Frustrated by his own inability to make progress, and increasingly aware of Chris' prodigious talent, Rowland becomes obsessed with the boy, occasioning dry ironies about twists in human relations.[1] Chris recognises this and keeps his novel under wraps whilst at the same time encourages his attention, increasing Rowland's frustration...

gollark: Hmm, fine, maybe, then.
gollark: I suppose I could use my authority under rule 7 to rule accusations of nazi dogwhistles as rule 2 violations.
gollark: Can we ban accusations of Nazi dogwhistles?
gollark: ...
gollark: You can also just insist that if we rearranged society everyone would be nice and wonderful, I guess.

References
  1. "The Finishing School (review)". Retrieved 2010-06-21.


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