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Charles Webb, Author of ‘The Graduate,’ Dies at 81

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The Associated Press. Malvern was close friends with Webb, and Webb dedicated his final novel to the journalist.“The Graduate” was Webb’s debut novel published in 1963, and the deadpan writing was a satire of his wealthy upbringing in Pasadena, California, and college education from Williams College in Massachusetts.

In the book, his protagonist, Benjamin Braddock, scorns his parents and his schooling and starts an affair with an older woman, Mrs.

Robinson, who is the mother of the young woman with whom he’d eventually fall in love and run away with.Also Read: Buck Henry Appreciation: 'He Took You on a Ride You Never Wanted to Get Off' (Guest Blog)The book was adapted by Nichols to become the Best Picture-nominated counter-culture film “The.

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