Updike’s The Centaur ranks high on a list of books about teachers

The Greatest Books website recently added a “comprehensive and trusted” list on “The

Greatest Books of All Time on Teachers,” and it’s no surprise that John Updike’s 1963 novel, The Centaur, ranks high on the list. His tribute to his father (and teacher), Wesley Updike, did win the National Book Award, after all.

Who took the #1 spot, according to the site’s algorithm?

Candide, by Voltaire, with Wilkie Collins’ The Woman in White coming in second, and Muriel Spark’s The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie placing third. Here’s the rest of the list.