The devil and Webster

Contemporary Literature Literary Fiction

Pages: 368
Published: 2017
Language: English

Synopsis

At an elite progressive college, the first woman president faces student protests over a popular professor's denied tenure. As a controversial student leader gains influence, shocking acts of vandalism begin to destabilize the campus, forcing the president to confront the escalating chaos.

How it reads

Tense Mysterious Thought-Provoking Complex

Prose complexity 7/10

Genres

Contemporary Literature Literary Fiction Thriller Political Thriller Psychological Thriller

Characters

All characters in The devil and Webster

Subjects

Colleges and universities College students New England Political activity Universities and colleges

Places

New England Webster College · Fictional

About the author

Jean Hanff KorelitzFiction · Literary Fictionb. 1961