The Lecturer's Tale

Nelson Humboldt is a visiting adjunct English lecturer at prestigious Midwest University, until he is unceremoniously fired one autumn morning. Minutes 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. And 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. Now the Midas of academia wonders if he can attain what every struggling assistant professor and visiting lecturer covets--tenure. The Lecturer's Tale is a pitch-perfect blend of satire and horror.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 02/01/2002
ISBN: 9780312287719
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.10d

Review Citations: New York Times 01/27/2002 pg. 24