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    The Club: A Novel

    By Takis Würger

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    As a boy, Hans Stichler enjoys a fable-like childhood among the rolling hills and forests of North Germany, living an idyll that seems uninterruptable—until two disasters change his life forever. He falls into the guardianship of his eccentric English aunt Alex, who invites him to come to university at Cambridge, where she teaches art history.

    Alex will ensure his application to St. John’s College is accepted, but in return Hans must help her investigate a secretive Cambridge institution known as the Pitt Club. The Club has existed at Cambridge for centuries, its long legacy of tradition, privilege, and decadence largely unquestioned. As Hans makes his best efforts to prove Club material, including training for the university boxing team, he is drawn into a glamorous world of debauchery and macho solidarity. And when he falls in love with fellow student Charlotte, the stakes of his deception are raised. For there are dark secrets in the Club’s history, as well as in its present—and Hans soon finds himself in the inner sanctum of an dangerous institution, forced to grapple with the notion that sometimes one must do wrong to do right.

    A provocative and timely novel from a highly regarded young writer, The Club is an invitation into a world behind closed doors, one of long-held secrets, hallowed history, and toxic behavior.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGrove Press
    Release dateMar 12, 2019
    ISBN9780802146816
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    • 3/5
      Ein Buch über einen Eliteclub der Universität Cambridge, in dem allerhand Missbrauch stattfindet. Mein Geschmack trifft der Roman nicht, da die Spannung nicht überbordend ist.
    • 4/5
      Liked the story and the overall atmosphere. Nice little book you can enjoy in finish in a nice afternoon. Sometimes it felt a little overconscientious regarding the descriptions and inner views of the snobs but if you like boxing and secret societies you won´t be disappointed.
    • 3/5
      Hans Stichler stammt aus einfachen Verhältnissen. Er bekommt ein Stipendium für die Universität in Cambridge - als Gegenleistung soll er dort ein Verbrechen aufklären. Er schafft es, Mitglied im elitären Pitt Club zu werden - dem Club mit dem Schmetterlingssiegel -, und verliebt sich in Charlotte, die ihn in die Bräuche der Snobs einweiht. Bald merkt er, dass hinter den alten Mauern der britischen Oberschicht Geheimnisse lauern, über die keiner spricht. Was ist Hans bereit zu geben, um dazuzugehören? Muss er das Falsche tun, um das Richtige zu erreichen?