Learn about another title on the list.Straight Man, Richard Russo
On the goofy end of the spectrum is Russo’s Straight Man, wherein William Henry Devereaux, chair of a woefully underfunded English department, gets into all sorts of trouble — like threatening to kill a duck a day until he gets the budget he’s requested. A perennial favorite for its uproarious laughs, but also for its serious side.
Straight Man is among Sam Munson's eight top college novels and Pete Dexter's favorite works of fiction about families.
--Marshal Zeringue
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