Post-Academic Stress Disorder

ISBN: 1466207043

Author: Kozloff, Nikolas

Condition: New

Product Description Hoping to overcome the everyday pettiness of academic life, young professor Andy Friedman entertains megalomaniac ideas of success. Perhaps he will become a charismatic figure like President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, leading the anti-imperialist charge against Washington and George Bush. Or, failing that, Andy might simply settle for a greater sense of purpose and a settled community as he moves back to Manhattan from graduate school. Will the larger than life characters in Andys life, including a dynamic therapist named Bob --- who bears an uncanny resemblance to Wolf Blitzer --- and an off the wall Tibetan lama named Norbu, foot the bill? Will Andy gain solace from Ninotchka, a snowy white and irrepressible canine companion descended from the sturdiest Arctic stock? Friedmans going to need all the help he can get as his classroom becomes increasingly chaotic and his adventures within the various subcultures of the East Village get more and more surreal. About the Author Nikolas Kozloff received his doctorate in Latin American history from Oxford University in 2002. Kozloff has worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the Washington, D.C.-based Council on Hemispheric Affairs, where he conducted research papers on Venezuela. He has provided political analysis on Latin America for the BBC, National Public Radio and even put in a guest appearance on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Kozloff has written for numerous publications, including al-Jazeera and Le Monde Diplomatique. He has written three books specializing in political and environmental topics. This is his first novel.