num_pages: 272
description: As a student in college, David Kepesh styles himself "a rake among scholars, a scholar among rakes". Little does he realize how prophetic this motto will be--or how damning. For as we follow Kepesh into the wilderness of erotic possibility, we discover an intelligent and often hilarious novel about the dilemma of pleasure.Librarian's note: please see this edition for an alternate cover.
language: English
title: The Professor of Desire
titlecomplete: The Professor of Desire
characters: David Kepesh
genres: Fiction, American, Americana, Literature, Classics, Novels, Contemporary, Sexuality, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 3640
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Vintage