Description
In this sharply observed novel, Albert Corde, a Chicago college dean, finds his attempt to expose corruption met not with reform but with backlash that turns dangerous and personal. As violence ripples through the city, a student connected to his university is murdered, and a Black man is put on trial—drawing Corde into a moral and legal crisis that tests his convictions and his understanding of justice. Woven with echoes of Romania and the pressures of public life, the story explores power, complicity, and the uneasy relationship between institutions and the people they claim to serve. With Saul Bellow’s distinctive blend of intellectual intensity and human drama, the book examines how truth is pursued—and how easily it can be distorted—when stakes are highest.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Classics
Published Jan 31, 2008
320 pages
ISBN: 9780141188867
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Details
First Published
1982
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Dean's December by Saul Bellow.