Barely adequate philosophy professor Legare Hume has a mind-body
problem. No matter how far he goes, no matter how hard he thinks,
he can't escape the world he lives in. On the run from his wife
Tally, Legare joins brilliant but exceptionally awkward colleague
Saul Grossman to attend the American Philosophical Association's
Charleston, SC conference. Legare's mission is simple enough: put
up with the conference, read a paper he never thought anyone would
want to hear, receive the tenure he isn't sure he wants, and
return, or not, to the wife who nearly killed him before he left.
But his plans are hijacked by a botched hotel reservation and the
all-too-convenient presence of the Southern family Legare has
worked very hard all his adult life to avoid. Circumstances --
namely the inconvenient death of a mentally challenged uncle --
bring the whole family together. Meanwhile, wrestlers in the guise
of religious figures enact the Apocalypse. And through it all,
there's Lucian, Legare's late brother, who killed himself years
ago. What does his death mean? What's the family secret Legare has
been hiding from? What's there to learn from this rapid-fire
collision of worlds, where all kinds of people and all kinds of
views are inherently and bizarrely connected? And what will it take
for Legare to be both in and of the world?
General
Imprint: |
Bancroft Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2007 |
First published: |
April 2007 |
Authors: |
Ron. Cooper
|
Dimensions: |
155 x 230 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
258 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-890862-50-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
1-890862-50-9 |
Barcode: |
9781890862503 |
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