# John Knowles died yesterday.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-knowles-died-yesterday/96425>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 2, 2001, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-knowles-died-yesterday/96425 "2001-12-02T04:54:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Morgainelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Morgainelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgainelf)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-knowles-died-yesterday/96425/1 "2001-12-02T04:54:14Z")

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This was obviously not as widely reported as the death of George Harrison. John Knowle’s “A Separate Peace” is the first book that ever made me cry. At age 12 it had a huge impact on my developing sensibilities.

Any other Knowles fans?

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**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-knowles-died-yesterday/96425/2 "2001-12-02T08:24:56Z")

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I loved that book as an adolescent. R.I.P. Mr Knowles.