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The Secret History is an inverted detective story narrated by one of the six students, Richard Papen, who reflects years later upon the situation that led to the murder of their friend Edmund "Bunny" Corcoran – wherein the events leading up to the murder are revealed sequentially.
Sep 16, 1992 · The Secret History. Donna Tartt. 4.17. 757,534 ratings83,409 reviews. Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries.
Sep 11, 1992 · One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years. Under the influence of a charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at a New England college discover a way of thought and life a world away from their banal contemporaries.
Apr 11, 2024 · The Secret History, murder mystery novel by Donna Tartt, published in 1992. Tartt’s first novel, begun when she was still at Bennington College and bought for a reported $450,000 by Knopf after a bidding war, quickly became a bestseller and made its author a reluctant star.
About The Secret History. A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK • INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A contemporary literary classic and “an accomplished psychological thriller … absolutely chilling” (Village Voice), from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Goldfinch.
Overview. Donna Tartt's first novel, The Secret History, contains elements of mystery and of the psychological fiction genre. It was published in 1992.
The novel, The Secret History, was published in 1992. Her other works include The Little Friend, which won the WH Smith Literary Award in 2003, and The Goldfinch, which won the Pulitzer Prize...
