{"product_id":"dear-committee-members-paperback","title":"Dear Committee Members - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulie Schumacher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Like Richard Russo's\u003ci\u003e Straight Man\u003c\/i\u003e this book has a lot to say about the humanities in American colleges and universities.... Very funny and also moving.\" --Tom Perrotta, \u003ci\u003e New York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR and Boston Globe \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFinally a novel that puts the \"pissed\" back into \"epistolary.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jason Fitger is a beleaguered professor of creative writing and literature at Payne University, a small and not very distinguished liberal arts college in the midwest. His department is facing draconian cuts and squalid quarters, while one floor above them the Economics Department is getting lavishly remodeled offices. His once-promising writing career is in the doldrums, as is his romantic life, in part as the result of his unwise use of his private affairs for his novels. His star (he thinks) student can't catch a break with his brilliant (he thinks) work Accountant in a Bordello, based on Melville's Bartleby. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn short, his life is a tale of woe, and the vehicle this droll and inventive novel uses to tell that tale is a series of hilarious letters of recommendation that Fitger is endlessly called upon by his students and colleagues to produce, each one of which is a small masterpiece of high dudgeon, low spirits, and passive-aggressive strategies. We recommend Dear Committee Members to you in the strongest possible terms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss Julie Schumacher's new novel, \u003ci\u003e The English Experience, \u003c\/i\u003ecoming soon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Schumacher\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, and graduated from Oberlin College and Cornell University. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Body Is Water\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Soho Press in 1995 and was an ALA Notable Book of the Year and a finalist for the PEN\/Hemingway Award. Her other books include a short story collection, \u003ci\u003eAn Explanation for Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e, and five books for younger readers. She lives in St. Paul and is a faculty member in the Creative Writing Program and the Department of English at the University of Minnesota. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVisit her on the web at julieschumacher.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755599495456,"sku":"9780345807335","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/453af571e6b39be95663fcae03872d1a.webp?v=1780063268","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dear-committee-members-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}