{"product_id":"the-lecturers-tale-9780312287719","title":"The Lecturer's Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNelson Humboldt is a visiting adjunct English lecturer at the prestigious Midwest University until he is unceremoniously fired one autumn morning.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinutes 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow the Midas of academia wonders if he can attain what every struggling assistant professor and visiting lecturer covets--tenure. \u003ci\u003eThe Lecturer's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e is a pitch-perfect blend of satire and horror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Hynes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312287719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/27\/2002 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Hynes \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Colonial Boy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePublish and Perish\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book. His television criticism has appeared in \u003ci\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eUtne Reader\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Austin, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39952791109747,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_606da959-c779-483f-8b4a-94c6990b8531.jpg?v=1648565690","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-lecturers-tale-9780312287719","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}