[aaus-list] New E-Novel by Alexander J. Motyl

[ajmotyl at andromeda.rutgers.edu]

New E-Novel by Alexander J. Motyl

FLIPPANCY

Flippancy features two lovers—both unnamed middle-aged academics—who take
turns depicting their empty lives, their unsatisfying relationship, and
the absurd interpersonal dynamics of their university department. The
other members of the department—Sassafras, Ding, Etwas, Smyrna, Odessa,
and Chose—are concerned with deciding which of two equally good candidates
to hire. At the center of the emerging conflict between the two lovers and
within the department is the male academic’s suggestion that both issues
be settled by a coin flip. The conversations and deliberations take place
in the immediate aftermath of 9/11.

New York, Cantarabooks, 2009. 124 pp. $4.95.

To order:
http://cantara.squarespace.com/flippancy