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.
| ISBN: | 9780141188867 |
| Publication date: | 31st January 2008 |
| Author: | Saul Bellow |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Series: | Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Interior life |
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.
The Dean's December features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Narrative theme: Interior life
The Dean's December is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Dean's December was written by Saul Bellow and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Dean's December has 320 pages
Yes it is part of Modern Classics series
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