Straight man
(Book)
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Published:
New York : Vintage Books, 1998, 1997.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Vintage contemporaries ed.
Physical Desc:
xvii, 391 pages ; 21 cm
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In the course of one week, Henry Devereaux, Jr., a once-promising novelist and now the middle-aged chairman of a university English department in hilarious disarray, faces an angry colleague, a curvaceous adjunct trying to seduce him, and a goose on local television--all while coming to terms with his philandering father, the dereliction of his youthful promise, and the ominous failure of certain vital body functions.
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North Haven Adult Fiction
Paperback Fiction Russo, Richard
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0375701907, 9780375701900
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In the course of one week, Henry Devereaux, Jr., a once-promising novelist and now the middle-aged chairman of a university English department in hilarious disarray, faces an angry colleague, a curvaceous adjunct trying to seduce him, and a goose on local television--all while coming to terms with his philandering father, the dereliction of his youthful promise, and the ominous failure of certain vital body functions.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Russo, R. (19981997). Straight man. 1st Vintage contemporaries ed. Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Russo, Richard, 1949-. 19981997. Straight Man. Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Russo, Richard, 1949-, Straight Man. Vintage Books, 19981997.
MLA Citation (style guide)Russo, Richard. Straight Man. 1st Vintage contemporaries ed. Vintage Books, 19981997.
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