{"product_id":"blue-angel-a-novel-isbn-9780060882037","title":"Blue Angel: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe National Book Award Finalist from acclaimed \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Francine Prose—now the major motion picture \u003cem\u003eSubmission\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e“Screamingly funny … \u003cem\u003eBlue Angel\u003c\/em\u003e culminates in a sexual harassment hearing that rivals the Salem witch trials.” —\u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has been years since Swenson, a professor in a New England creative writing program, has published a novel. It's been even longer since any of his students have shown promise. Enter Angela Argo, a pierced, tattooed student with a rare talent for writing. Angela is just the thing Swenson needs. And, better yet, she wants his help. But, as we all know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeliciously risqué, \u003cem\u003eBlue Angel\u003c\/em\u003e is a withering take on today's academic mores and a scathing tale that vividly shows what can happen when academic politics collides with political correctness.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIt has been years since Swenson, a professor in a New England creative writing program, has published a novel. It's been even longer since any of his students have shown promise. Enter Angela Argo, a pierced, tattooed student with a rare talent for writing. Angela is just the thing Swenson needs. And, better yet, she wants his help. But, as we all know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeliciously risqué, \u003cem\u003eBlue Angel\u003c\/em\u003e is a withering take on today's academic mores and a scathing tale that vividly shows what can happen when academic politics collides with political correctness.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"A mesmerizing and hilarious tour de force.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUs Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Francine Prose, a literary arsonist with blistering wit, sends up both smug academics and politically correct undergrads in the satirical bonfire \u003cem\u003eBlue Angel\u003c\/em\u003e.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Her trenchant satire of sexual harassment gives political correctness a much deserved poke in the eye.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Prose is a pro, and this funny yet devastating novel will rock literary and academic worlds alike.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMademoiselle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Screamingly funny … \u003cem\u003eBlue Angel\u003c\/em\u003e culminates in a sexual harassment hearing that rivals the Salem witch trials.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sheer delight … This is among the most enjoyable books I’ve read in a long time and, once started … I couldn’t stop turning the pages until there were none left.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It will be apparent that \u003cem\u003eBlue Angel\u003c\/em\u003e is the sort of scandalous book that zealots would be well advised to shun. Once you start reading it, you’ll be hooked. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What Prose performs at the end of \u003cem\u003eBlue Angel\u003c\/em\u003e is as neat a sleight of hand as has been seen in the libraries of university novels written this century.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A blisteringly funny yet compassionate novel … As for the author, she never makes a single wrong move.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An elegant satire… pulling off a clever, funny, original send up of contemporary academia isn’t easy … but Ms. Prose succeeds.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887714529509,"sku":"NP9780060882037","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060882037.jpg?v=1730227301","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/blue-angel-a-novel-isbn-9780060882037","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}