{"product_id":"blue-angel-9780060882037","title":"Blue Angel","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBlue Angel by Francine Prose\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\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\n\n\u003cp\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\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Francine Prose\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrancine Prose is the author of twenty-one works of fiction including the highly acclaimed \u003cem\u003eMister Monkey\u003c\/em\u003e; the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eLovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eA Changed Man\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; and \u003cem\u003eBlue Angel\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her works of nonfiction include the highly praised \u003cem\u003eAnne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eReading Like a Writer\u003c\/em\u003e, which has become a classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe recipient of numerous grants and honors, including a Guggenheim and a Fulbright, a Director's Fellow at the Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, Prose is a former president of PEN American Center, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at Bard College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Harper Perennial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNational Book Award Finalist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdapted into major motion picture \u003cem\u003eSubmission\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680515264786,"sku":"9780060882037","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c482155f-f674-48bf-81e2-be5522240ab4.jpg?v=1734920442","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blue-angel-9780060882037","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}