The Old Boys

The Old Boys is a 1964 comic novel written by Anglo-Irish author William Trevor.

The Old Boys

First edition
Author	William Trevor
Language	English
Genre	Novel
Publisher	Bodley Head
Publication date	1964
Publication place	Ireland
Media type	Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages	191 pp.
ISBN	014002428X
Preceded by	A Standard of Behaviour
Followed by	The Boarding House

Plot summary

The story concerns a group of elderly men on the board of a society for the old boys of an unnamed English public school and the power politics and old rivalries that come into play during the election of a new president for the Old Boys Association. The old boys themselves have developed various ways of coping with retirement and loneliness and life's disappointments but they all take a keen interest in their old school, none more so than Jaraby, who desires and expects to be elected as the new president, but is nervous about the possibility of being opposed by Nox, his former fag. ^[1]

Reviews

• The New York Times^[2]
• The New Yorker^[3]
• The Telegraph^[4]