The great man theory : a novel
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Published
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781635578720, 1635578728
Physical Desc
303 pages ; 25 cm
Status
Morris County Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION WAYNE, TEDDY
1 available
FICTION WAYNE, TEDDY
1 available
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Published
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022.
Language
English
ISBN
9781635578720, 1635578728
Notes
Description
"Paul is a recently demoted adjunct instructor of freshman comp, a divorced but doting Brooklyn father, and a self-described "curmudgeonly crank" cataloging his resentment of the priorities of modern life in a book called The Luddite Manifesto. Outraged by the authoritarian creeps ruining the country, he is determined to better the future for his young daughter, one aggrieved lecture at a time. Shockingly, others aren't very receptive to Paul's scoldings. His child grows distant, preferring superficial entertainment to her father's terrarium and anti-technological tutelage. His careerist students are less interested than ever in what he has to say, and his last remaining friends appear ready to ditch him. To make up for lost income, he moonlights as a ride-share driver and moves in with his elderly mother, whose third-act changes confound and upset him. As one indignity follows the next, and Paul's disaffection with his circumstances and society mounts, he concocts a dramatic plan to right the world's wrongs and give himself a more significant place in it. Dyspeptically funny, bubbling over with insights into America's cultural landscape and a certain type of cast-aside man who wants to rectify it, The Great Man Theory is the work of a brilliant, original writer at the height of his powers." --,Book jacket
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Presents the hilarious and incisive story of Paul, a recently demoted adjunct instructor of freshman comp, who, outraged by the authoritarian creeps ruining the country, is plagued by indignities as he tries to right the world's wrongs.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wayne, T. (2022). The great man theory: a novel . Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wayne, Teddy. 2022. The Great Man Theory: A Novel. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wayne, Teddy. The Great Man Theory: A Novel Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wayne, Teddy. The Great Man Theory: A Novel Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022.
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