The No1 Ethical retailer for Books, CD’s, DVD’s & Games
30 Day Refund Guarantee

The Devil and Webster

The Devil and Webster

by Jean Hanff Korelitz (Author)

  • Used

    Paperback 2017

    $4.27
Synopsis

Webster College: an elite New England campus and a world of learning where creativity and inclusiveness are the presiding principles. Naomi Roth, a feminist scholar, is named to the coveted position of Webster's president. When a student protest materializes, Naomi initially supports the movement, feeling proud and protective of the protesters, her own daughter Hannah among them. But the protest begins to fester, attracting students from other institutions and media. Attention begins to focus on one charismatic student, a Palestinian immigrant named Omar, and both the tension on campus and the essential conflicts in Naomi's personal life begin to overwhelm her until she finds herself facing an impossible and ultimately tragic conflict. The Devil and Webster is shot through with caustic comedy, and yet the Faustian notes are a persistent reminder that the possibility of corruption - personal or institutional - remains our persistent companion, however good our intentions might be.

$4.27

Save:$12.32 (74%)

Quantity

2 in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 368
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 06 Apr 2017
ISBN 10: 0571327982
ISBN 13: 9780571327980
Book Overview: 'It was Naomi Roth's problem: first ignored by her then irritating to her and then, all at once, intractably complex and a threat to everything she had done at Webster, and everything she was trying to do.'

Author Bio
Jean Hanff Korelitz is the author of the novels You Should Have Known, Admission, which was made into a movie starring Tina Fey and Paul Rudd, The White Rose, The Sabbathday River and A Jury of Her Peers. She has also written a novel for children, Interference Powder, and a collection of poetry, The Properties of Breath. Her non-fiction has appeared in various anthologies and in publications such as Vogue, Reader's Digest and the New York Times.