The Devil and Webster - Couverture souple

Korelitz, Jean Hanff

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0571327982 ISBN 13 : 9780571327980

Editeur : Faber & Faber, 2017

Synopsis

Webster College: an elite New England campus and a world of learning where creativity and inclusiveness are the presiding principles. Naomi Roth, a feminist scholar, is named to the coveted position of Webster's president. When a student protest materializes, Naomi initially supports the movement, feeling proud and protective of the protesters, her own daughter Hannah among them. But the protest begins to fester, attracting students from other institutions and media. Attention begins to focus on one charismatic student, a Palestinian immigrant named Omar, and both the tension on campus and the essential conflicts in Naomi's personal life begin to overwhelm her until she finds herself facing an impossible and ultimately tragic conflict. The Devil and Webster is shot through with caustic comedy, and yet the Faustian notes are a persistent reminder that the possibility of corruption - personal or institutional - remains our persistent companion, however good our intentions might be.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jean Hanff Korelitz was born and raised in New York City and graduated from Dartmouth College and Clare College, Cambridge. She is the bestselling author of the novels A Jury Of Her Peers, The Sabbathday River, The White Rose, Admission, and most recently the New York Times bestseller You Should Have Known, as well as Interference Powder, a novel for middle grade readers, and The Properties of Breath, a collection of poetry. A film version of Admission starring Tina Fey, Paul Rudd and Lily Tomlin was released in 2013.

www.jeanhanffkorelitz.com

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Faber & Faber
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0571327982
• ISBN 13: 9780571327980
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
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• Personne responsable: non disponible