The Professor of Desire: A Novel

“Ranks among the major achievements in the literature of our time.” —Village Voice

“A thoughtful … elegant novel…. A fine display of literary skills.” —New York Times Book Review

Philip Roth's profound and often hilarious novel—the central book in Roth’s Kepesh trilogy—about where we seek pleasure and why we flee it.

As a student in college, David Kepesh styles himself “a rake among scholars, a scholar among rakes.” Little does he realize how prophetic his motto will be—or how damning. For as ...