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N.H. Kleinbaum – Dead Poets Society – First Edition 1989
£150.00
First edition, first printing of ‘Dead Poets Society’, by N. H. Kleinbaum. Published by Bantam Books in 1989. This is a very good copy. Softcover – no inscriptions. Browning to the page edges and creasing to the spine with one diagonal crease to the front panel. Some wear to the corners. Published as a novelisation after the hit film and the first appearance in print.
Kleinbaum’s novel, based on Tom Schulman’s film screenplay, tells the story of students at the elite Welton Academy who are inspired by their unorthodox English teacher, John Keating. Encouraging them to “seize the day,” Keating teaches his pupils to think for themselves through poetry and passion. The boys revive the secret “Dead Poets Society,” exploring individuality, freedom, and self-expression—ultimately confronting conformity, parental expectations, and the tragic consequences of following or defying authority.
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First edition, first printing of ‘Dead Poets Society’, by N. H. Kleinbaum. Published by Bantam Books in 1989. This is a very good copy. Softcover – no inscriptions. Browning to the page edges and creasing to the spine with one diagonal crease to the front panel. Some wear to the corners. Published as a novelisation after the hit film and the first appearance in print.
Kleinbaum’s novel, based on Tom Schulman’s film screenplay, tells the story of students at the elite Welton Academy who are inspired by their unorthodox English teacher, John Keating. Encouraging them to “seize the day,” Keating teaches his pupils to think for themselves through poetry and passion. The boys revive the secret “Dead Poets Society,” exploring individuality, freedom, and self-expression—ultimately confronting conformity, parental expectations, and the tragic consequences of following or defying authority.
