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Straight Man

By Richard Russo

Straight Man Contemporary literature

Straight Man

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Hilarious and true-to-life, witty, compassionate, and impossible to put down, Straight Man follows Hank Devereaux through one very bad week in this novel from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo. William Henry Devereaux, Jr., is the reluctant chairman of the English department of a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt. Devereaux's reluctance is partly rooted in his character--he is a born anarchist--and partly in the fact that his department is more savagely divided than the Balkans. In the course of a single week, Devereaux will have his nose mangled by an angry colleague, imagine his wife is having an affair with his dean, wonder if a curvaceous adjunct is trying to seduce him with peach pits, and threaten to execute a goose on local television. All this while coming to terms with his philandering father, the dereliction of his youthful promise, and the ominous failure of certain vital body functions. In short, Straight Man is classic Russo-side-splitting, poignant, compassionate, and unforgettable.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
416
Release Date:
1998-06-09
Publication Date:
1998-06-09
Publisher:
Random House LLC US
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0375701907
ISBN13:
9780375701900
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
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Weight:
304 g
Height:
200 cm
Width:
129 cm
Thickness:
23 cm

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