The author of Publish and Perish returns with a Faustian tale of the horrors of academe

Nelson Humbolt is a visiting adjunct English lecturer at prestigious Midwest University, until he is unceremoniously fired one autumn morning. Minutes after the axe falls, his right index finger is severed in a freak accident. Doctors manage to reattach the finger, but when the bandages come off, Nelson realizes that he has acquired a strange power--he can force his will onto others with a touch of his finger. And so he obtains an extension on the lease of his university-owned townhouse and picks up two sections of freshman composition, saving his career from utter ruin. But soon these victories seem inconsequential, and Nelson's finger burns for even greater glory. Now the Midas of academia wonders if he can attain what every struggling assistant professor and visiting lecturer covets--tenure.

A pitch-perfect blend of satire and horror, The Lecturer's Tale paints a gruesomely clever portrait of life in academia.

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Bookseller: Kevin T Robinson (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 31
Title: The Lecturer's Tale: A Novel
Author: Hynes, James
Format/Binding: Good
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0312287712
ISBN 13: 9780312287719
Publisher: Picador
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 2002-02-09
Pages: 388

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