by Joanne Harris · Black Swan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780552770026
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«Gentlemen & Players» is a psychological suspense novel by Joanne Harris, published by Black Swan in paperback (512 pages, in English).
At St Oswald's, an old boys' school in the north of England, veteran Latin teacher Roy Straitley experiences a year of change. As the school modernizes, increasingly cruel pranks, attributed to a mysterious 'Mole', sow chaos and uncover a grudge hidden for thirteen years.
It is the first installment of the St Oswald's series and was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel in 2007.
Aimed at readers of psychological thrillers, fans of academic-set fiction and followers of Joanne Harris.
Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris is a British author, best known for her 1999 novel Chocolat, which was adapted into a film of the same name. Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, of a French mother and a British father, she was a teacher of French for 15 years and had published three novels during this period before the surprise success of Chocolat enabled her to write full time. Since then she has written over 30 books in a number of genres, including fantasy, psychological thriller, novellas, short stories and non-fiction. Harris' books often feature themes of women's empowerment, folklore, motherhood, community, outsiders and outcasts, and food.
