The Closed Circle (novel)

The Closed Circle
First edition
AuthorJonathan Coe
LanguageEnglish
PublisherViking Press
Publication date
2 September 2004
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardcover, paperback)
Pages432
ISBN0-670-89254-8
Preceded byThe Rotters' Club 
Followed byThe Rain Before It Falls 

The Closed Circle is a 2004 novel by British author Jonathan Coe, and is the sequel to his 2001 novel The Rotters' Club. We re-encounter the main characters from The Rotters' Club - Benjamin Trotter, Doug Anderton and Philip Chase, and also become better-acquainted with some of the more minor characters, most notably Paul Trotter, Benjamin's younger brother, and Claire Newman, an old school friend of the boys.