The Straight Man: a Novel by Richard Russo

The Straight Man: a Novel by Richard Russo

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.

Philip K. Russo's Philip K. Russo's Philip K. Russo's Philip K. Russo' The critically acclaimed Carlucci trilogy, which includes Destroying Angel, Carlucci's Edge, and Carlucci's Heart, as well as the Dick Award-winning novels Subterranean Gallery and Ship of Fools. He and his wife live in Seattle.

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ISBN 13	9780679432463
ISBN 10	0679432469
Title	The Straight Man: a Novel
Author	Richard Russo
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1997-06-08
Number of pages	391
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