What category would A Separate Peace by John Knowles be in?

Question

I'm doing a book report on it, and I need to know if it's a fantasy, humor,science fiction, mystery, biography, non-fiction, etc. Let me know if you figure it out, or already know.

Answer 1

Fiction

Answer 2

This book is a bildungsroman, also known as as coming-of-age story.

Other genres you could use would be fiction and tragedy.  This book is also slightly autobiographical on the part of John Knowles.