by Muriel Spark · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141181424
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«The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie» is Muriel Spark's novel, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (144 pages, in English).
The novel portrays Jean Brodie, a nonconformist teacher at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh who selects six pupils to form her favorite group, the «Brodie set». Her charisma, advanced ideas and manipulative influence mark these girls' lives, between admiration and mistrust.
This 2000 edition belongs to the Penguin Modern Classics collection and includes an introduction by Candia McWilliam. The work was adapted for the stage and movie, with Maggie Smith in the lead role.
For readers of modern classics and British fiction, and for those seeking a short novel about charisma, influence and education.
Dame Muriel Sarah Spark was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist.
