Straight Man, Paperback/Richard Russo

Hank Devereaux, a fifty-year-old, one-time novelist now serving as temporary chair of the English department, has more than a mid-life crisis to contend with when he learns that he must cull 20 per cent of his department to meet budget. Publisher: Vintage Publishing Author(s): Richard Russo Number of pages: 416 Publication date: 1998 Dimensions: 203 x 133 x 26 Cover type: Paperback / softback