The Paper Chase

by John Jay Osborn, Jr. · first published 1971

The Paper Chase is a 1971 novel written by John Jay Osborn Jr.. The book tells the story of Hart, a first-year law student at Harvard, and his experiences with Professor Charles Kingsfield, a brilliant and demanding contracts instructor whom he both idolizes and finds incredibly intimidating. The novel inspired a 1973 film and then a television series, which ran from 1978 to 1979 and from 1983 to 1986. Osborn wrote the novel as a third-year student at Harvard Law School.

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Original language:

English

Year page:

1971