Blue Angel Paperback - 2006
by Francine Prose
Deliciously risque, this bestseller by the author of "Guided Tours of Hell" offers a withering take on modern academic mores, a scathing tale of colliding cultures that vividly shows just what can happen when academic politics crash head-on with political correctness.
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Swenson waits for his students to complete their private rituals, adjusting zippers and caps, arranging the pens and notebooks so painstakingly chosen to express their tender young selves, the fidgety ballets that signal their weekly submission and reaffir
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It has been years since Swenson, a professor in a New England creative writing program, has published a novel. It's been even longer since any of his students have shown promise. Enter Angela Argo, a pierced, tattooed student with a rare talent for writing. Angela is just the thing Swenson needs. And, better yet, she wants his help. But, as we all know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. . . .
Deliciously risqu, Blue Angel is a withering take on today's academic mores and a scathing tale that vividly shows what can happen when academic politics collides with political correctness.
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- Title Blue Angel
- Author Francine Prose
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint, 2008
- Pages 344
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, Scarborough, ON, Canada
- Date 2006-02-28
- ISBN 9780060882037 / 0060882034
- Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
- Dimensions 7.84 x 6.04 x 0.81 in (19.91 x 15.34 x 2.06 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: New England
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects New England, Satire
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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