Overview

Robert Fairweather, Associate Professor of Russian History, finds himself promoted - then summarily ejected - from Brooklyn Quintessential University (BQU) in New York City where he has served for many years. Quietly assured be will easily find another university position equally rewarding, he discovers, alas, that is not the case! For it is the 1970%, and the academic market, especially in Robert's fieki, has hit rock bottom with a jolt. Thus, Professor Fairweather, virtually penniless, must scramble as fast as he's able, to find a suitable occupation. Or even an unsuitable onc. Perhaps even a job he'd never re motely dreamed of? Follow Robert in his often hilarious struggle to keep body and soul together in the troubled economy of New York City in the early 1970s, where even the President of the United States, according to a Daily News headline, has told the City: ""Drop Dead!""

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""...a high-toned burlesque"" [and] ""...a sharp commentary on the vacuous nature of American corporate culture; this kind of satire has a long history of in modern American letters, and Story does it proud. Readers will be entertained throughout."" -Kirkus Reviews...the perfect short novel to take you far away from the nerve-jangling reality of our current moment."" -Jonathan Woods, award-winning author of Bad Juju, Kiss the Devil Good Night and Hog Wild ""...a scintillating roman a clef [and] salted with witty dialogue...."" -Joseph Dorinson, Professor of History (retired), Long Island University; author, Jackie Robinson, Race, Sports and The American Dream ""Jim Story is a great storyteller. He has a poet's sensitivity, a historian's grasp of what facts are important, a deep understanding of social/cultural/political realities. And, as a special bonus, a great ability to capture the raggedy edges of hot sexual desire. ...In a life filled with constant pitfalls, pratfalls, disappointments and setbacks, Robert Fairweather always keeps bouncing back up. More or less."" -Robert Roth, author of Health Proxy and co-creator as well as editor of the magazine And Then ""Dr. Robert Fairweather will never be known as a hero or a failure. But-despite the inordinate number of job opportunities, job losses, and the sheer and bizarre examples of bad luck-rather than hoping for some kind of good fortune, I found myself rooting for just one more description of yet another misfortune. I hope there'll be a sequel!"" -Robert Cenedella, artist, satirist, beloved teacher, subject of the film Art Bastard and M. K. Flavell's The American Artist as Satirist ""...reminds us that the fullness of life is determined by our willingness to embrace the journey's detours."" -Eva Lesko Natiello, New York Times bestselling author of The Memory Box and Following You

Author Information

Jim Story is the author of the novels Problems of Translation and The Condor's Shadow. His stories, creative nonfiction, reviews and poetry have appeared in a variety of publications. He lives in New York City and is currently at work on two books of short stories and a memoir.

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