Description
A brilliant, restless scholar, David Kepesh lives in the tension between intellectual ambition and carnal appetite, narrating his story in the present tense as desire reshapes his sense of self. Moving through academia and intimate encounters, he pursues pleasure with the same intensity he brings to his work—only to find that longing carries its own moral and emotional consequences. Blending wit with sharp psychological insight, the novel explores themes of erotic obsession, power, aging, and the uneasy search for dignity in a world that commodifies both bodies and ideas. In Philip Roth’s characteristic style—candid, provocative, and deeply observant—Kepesh’s life becomes a study of how the mind rationalizes what the heart cannot control.
Available Editions
paperback
Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verla
Published Nov 30, 2004
317 pages
ISBN: 9783499238130
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Details
First Published
1977
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Professor of Desire by Philip Roth.