The Dean's December
Author | : Saul Bellow |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 403 |
Release | : 2012-04-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780141916804 |
ISBN-13 | : 014191680X |
Rating | : 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Dean's December by : Saul Bellow
Download or read book The Dean's December written by Saul Bellow and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-04-05 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dean Corde is a man of position and authority at a Chicago university. He accompanies his wife to Bucharest where her mother, a celebrated figure, lies dying in a state hospital. As he tries to help her grapple with an unfeeling bureaucracy, news filters through to him of mounting problems left behind in Chicago. Corde is troubled: at home the centre is not holding firm, in Eastern Europe authority is cruel and dehumanizing.