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4208524Straight Manhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/straight-man-9780307809940/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3516202/ce2efc80-058f-4451-a18a-2e4c0d41a04e.jpg?v=638385485029170000211274MXNKnopf Doubleday Publishing GroupInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>Hilarious and true-to-life, witty, compassionate, and impossible to put down, <em>Straight Man</em> follows Hank Devereaux through one very bad week in this novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of <em>Empire Falls</em>. Now the AMC Original Series <em>Lucky Hank.</em></strong></p><p>William Henry Devereaux, Jr., is the reluctant chairman of the English department of a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt. Devereauxs reluctance is partly rooted in his characterhe is a born anarchistand partly in the fact that his department is more savagely divided than the Balkans.</p><p>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, <em>Straight Man</em> is classic Russoside-splitting, poignant, compassionate, and unforgettable.</p><p><strong>Look for Richard Russos new book, <em>Somebodys Fool</em>, coming soon.</strong></p>...4144475Straight Man211274https://www.gandhi.com.mx/straight-man-9780307809940/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3516202/ce2efc80-058f-4451-a18a-2e4c0d41a04e.jpg?v=638385485029170000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20119780307809940_W3siaWQiOiJiMDhjZGM2Ny04MzdiLTRkZjgtYmQ4Yy01ZDk1YjkzNDY1ZjgiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjMwNCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjcwLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIzNCwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDItMDVUMDY6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780307809940_<p><strong>Hilarious and true-to-life, witty, compassionate, and impossible to put down, <em>Straight Man</em> follows Hank Devereaux through one very bad week in this novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of <em>Empire Falls</em>. Soon to Be an Original Series on AMC Starring Bob Odenkirk.</strong></p><p>William Henry Devereaux, Jr., is the reluctant chairman of the English department of a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt. Devereauxs reluctance is partly rooted in his characterhe is a born anarchistand partly in the fact that his department is more savagely divided than the Balkans.</p><p>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, <em>Straight Man</em> is classic Russoside-splitting, poignant, compassionate, and unforgettable.</p>...(*_*)9780307809940_<p><strong>Hilarious and true-to-life, witty, compassionate, and impossible to put down, <em>Straight Man</em> follows Hank Devereaux through one very bad week in this novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of <em>Empire Falls</em>. Now the AMC Original Series <em>Lucky Hank.</em></strong></p><p>William Henry Devereaux, Jr., is the reluctant chairman of the English department of a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt. Devereauxs reluctance is partly rooted in his characterhe is a born anarchistand partly in the fact that his department is more savagely divided than the Balkans.</p><p>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, <em>Straight Man</em> is classic Russoside-splitting, poignant, compassionate, and unforgettable.</p><p><strong>Look for Richard Russos new book, <em>Somebodys Fool</em>, coming soon.</strong></p>...9780307809940_Knopf Doubleday Publishing Grouplibro_electonico_a530a5ce-abe8-451e-adf9-bd0d599ac83d_9780307809940;9780307809940_9780307809940Richard RussoInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/RandomHouse-epub-0b962cb5-e230-4369-9386-f1dac989a100.epub2011-11-09T00:00:00+00:00Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group