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Peake, Richard

 
9780595267101: Jack, Be Nimble: A revised and expanded version of Jack, Be Nimble
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ISBN 10: 0595267106 ISBN 13: 9780595267101
Editorial: iUniverse, 2003

Sinopsis

Pine Mountain College treasures its traditions and close ties to the local community. When new president Jason Malmuth trashes these in efforts to change what he considers the overly rustic image of the College, the quirky faculty of the Appalachian Studies Program defend themselves and their program, the chief objects of Mammoth's ire. Mysterious attempts to murder folklore professor Roger Duvant and the bizarre behavior of Appalachian literature professor John Jaykyll hamper faculty efforts to combat the arrogant, greedy Malmuth and his venal subordinate, Provost Jeremy Bottleby. Duvant receives aid from an unlikely source, Dean Hiram Grudger's wife Rauncibelle, who seduces Duvant but helps him and his friends combat Malmuth and the determined but inept assassin seeking Roger's life. Jaykyll's problems, rooted in his childhood and his youthful sexual experiences, disappear as he responds to therapy and joins the embattled faculty in their serious but often comic struggle with Malmuth.

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Reseña del editor

Jason Malmuth becomes President of Pine Mountain College determined to change what he considers its rustic image. Aided by venal Provost Bottleby and a reluctant but compliant Dean Hiram Grudger, Malmuth seeks to eliminate the school's Appalachian Studies Program. The faculty of the program oppose him, but are hampered by the psychological problems of John Jaykyll, their leader, and by mysterious attempts on the life of handsome Roger Duvant, one of their members, by an unknown assailant. They receive support from an unlikely source, the Dean's wife, who seduces Duvant but aids him in his struggle to survive the efforts of Malmuth and Bottleby to fire him. Jaykyll undergoes psychiatric treatment to overcome his fears of confrontation that are causing him to lose touch with reality. Rooted in his childhood and his youthful sexual experiences, his trances disappear as Jaykyll responds to the treatment of his psychiatrist and becomes able to confront Malmuth.

Biografía del autor

Born in Tidewater Virginia. Peake attended UVA and UGA and has taught at Clemson University, Western Carolina University, the University of Georgia, and the University of Virginia's College at Wise. An amateur ornithologist, he has published collections of poetry and Birds of the Virginia Cumberlands.

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Editorial
iUniverse
Año de publicación
2003
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0595267106
ISBN 13 
9780595267101
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
306
Contacto del fabricante
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