Bhupash

Bhupash edited the ridiculously simplified synopsis of The Secret History (Vintage Contemporaries) Thursday, October 22 2009.

• Added: Trauma-riddne classics students mess with the occult and duly disintegratein in the aftermath.

Bhupash edited the characters of The Secret History (Vintage Contemporaries) Thursday, October 22 2009.

• Added the description of Henry Winter: The blue-eyed polymath Henry suffered a severe physical accident as a child which led to his bookish manner. Conversant in numerous tongues, he is also a deceptively physical presence. The son of a wealthy property/construction magnate, Henry wants for nothing and his knowledge far surpasses that required for the programme he is enrolled in at Hampden College. Henry's inner-desire for the sublime sets the chain of the novel's narrative events into motion.
• marked the description of Henry Winter as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Julian Morrow: The charismatic and charming Julian is the Professor of the small group of students at the centre of the novel. A minor society figure of apparently vast personal wealth, his background mirrors that of his favourite student, Henry. Like the young people he surrounds himself with, Julian sets himself apart from the university community. Julian's elitism is quickly evident though his integrity remains undetermined for much of the novel.
• marked the description of Julian Morrow as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Bunny Corcoran: The youngest of four all-American New England sons of a banker, Bunny is an outwardly affable fellow and the closest friend to Henry, with whom he casts a striking contrast. Bunny's jovial character hides a strong vindictive streak from which not even his friends and class-mates are exempt.
• marked the description of Bunny Corcoran as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Charles and Camilla Macauley: Identical twins Charles and Camilla were orphaned from a very young age when their parents died in a car accident and were subsequently raised by a succession of relatives. Blond-haired, blue-eyed and frequently dressed in all white, they are of conspicuous appearance and thefreindliest members of the group.
• marked the description of Charles and Camilla Macauley as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Francis Abernathy: The red-haired fop Francis can frequently be seen wearing a fake monocle. Like much of the group, he comes from considerable wealth, equally like his fellow students, his childhood was not without its own unorthodoxies. He is, regardless, a greatly generous giver of gifts to his friends.
• marked the description of Francis Abernathy as not a spoiler

Bhupash edited the characters of The Secret History (Vintage Contemporaries) Thursday, October 22 2009.

• Changed the section title: Cast of Characters/Important People
• Added the description of Richard Papen: Protagonist Richard Papen narrates The Secret History in retrospect at the age of 28 (the age of the author at the time of publication). Coming from an vapid and tense household in Plano, California to Hampden College, New England, Richard is instantly enamoured of the small group of classics students of which he eventually becomes a part.
• marked the description of Richard Papen as not a spoiler