num_pages: 263
description: A chronicle of the passion and desire of David Kepesh and of his endeavors, from adolescent accession to middle-aged ebb, to realize and sustain, with dignity, erotic happiness and domestic security
language: English
title: The Professor of Desire
titlecomplete: The Professor of Desire
characters: David Kepesh
genres: 20th Century, Literature, American, Sexuality, Classics, Literary Fiction, Novels, Americana, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 3640
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux