When Bad Things Happen to Rich People |
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Author:
| Morris, Ian |
Series title: | Switchgrass Bks. |
ISBN: | 978-0-87580-709-6 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2014 |
Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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Imprint: | Northern Illinois University Press |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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When Bad Things Happen to Rich People is a novel of social satire, a black comedy set in Chicago in the summer of 1995. The novel's protagonist, Nix Walters, is an adjunct instructor of English at a communications college in the loop with few prospects for advancement. He had become a literary punch line when his novel, touted as the next big...
When Bad Things Happen to Rich People is a novel of social satire, a black comedy set in Chicago in the summer of 1995. The novel's protagonist, Nix Walters, is an adjunct instructor of English at a communications college in the loop with few prospects for advancement. He had become a literary punch line when his novel, touted as the next big...