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In this uproarious new novel, Richard Russo performs his characteristic high-wire walk between hilarity and heartbreak. Russo's protagonist is William Henry Devereaux, Jr., the reluctant chairman of the English department of a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt. Devereaux's reContinue
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Straight Man
Straight Man Richard Russo Vintage Paperback 416 pages June 1998 Amid all the quips and clever comebacks that fly through the halls of the dysfunctional English department at West Central Pennsylvania University in Richard Russo's ( Nobody's Fool) la ... (read full critics)
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- English Books
- Paperback 416 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0375701907
- ISBN-13: 9780375701900
- Publisher: Vintage
- Pub date: Jun 09, 1998
- Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover and Audio Cassette
- In other languages: other languages
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
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| 9780375701900 | Paperback | $15.95 | $10.90 | bn.com |
| $15.95 | $10.49 | The Book Depository | ||
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Richard Russo - Straight Man
Click the pic to buy the book. Support this site! Get all your books by clicking on this Amazon link. Are you familiar with the term straight man ? He is normally the butt of the joke, or the one to set it up. The clown gets the laughs while the stra ... (read full critics)