- Identity (Psychology), Fiction, Women college presidents, Sexism
M.R. Neukirchen--the first female president of a lauded Ivy League institution--struggles to hold onto her self-identity in the face of personal and professional demons.
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- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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- Author
- Joyce Carol Oates
- First published
- 2012
- Pages
- 564
- Publisher
- Points, Fourth Estate
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English, French
- ISBN
- 9782757840634
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