An edition of The centaur (1962)

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An edition of The centaur (1962)

Centaur

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This story retells the Greek myth of the centaur, Chiron, who sacrifices his immortality for Prometheus. In the retelling, Olympus becomes Olinger High School; Chiron teaches general science; and, Prometheus is his 15-year-old son. Set in 1947 Pennsylvania.

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Ballantine Books
Language
English
Pages
320

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Fiction, Literature, National Book Award Winner, award:national_book_award=1964, award:national_book_award=fiction, Fiction in English, High school teachers, Centaurs, Fantasy, Chiron (Greek mythology), Fathers and sons, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Teachers, fiction, Fathers and sons, fiction, Pennsylvania, fiction, Teacher-student relationships, Teachers, Blizzards

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Cover of: Centaur
Centaur
August 27, 1996, Ballantine Books
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Cover of: Centaur
Centaur
July 12, 1987, Fawcett
in English
Cover of: The centaur.
The centaur.
1963, Knopf
in English - [1st ed.]

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Library of Congress
PZ4.U64 Ce2, PS3571.P4 C4 1963, PZ4.U64 Ce, PS3571.P4 C4 1990, PS3571.P4 C4 1996

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OL7569105M
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centaur0000updi_h8u2
ISBN 10
0449912167
ISBN 13
9780449912164
LCCN
63007873
OCLC/WorldCat
19347552, 29676820, 37139706, 292080, 871215770
Library Thing
413145
Goodreads
85384

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In a small Pennsylvania town in the late 1940s, schoolteacher George Caldwell yearns to find some meaning in his life. Alone with his teenage son for three days in a blizzard, Caldwell sees his son grow and change as he himself begins to lost touch with his life. Interwoven with the myth of Chiron, the noblest centaur, and his own relationship to Prometheus, The Centaur is one of John Updike's most brilliant and unusual novels.

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