The Visiting Professor: A Novel of Chaos

by Robert Littell

Book Overview

Lemuel Falk, a Russian theoretical chaoticist on the lam from terrestrial chaos, has been applying for permission to leave Russia every year for the past twenty-three years. Because he knows state secrets, he has not been allowed to cross the state s frontiers. Now, suddenly, his request for an exit visa is approved a sure sign that the situation is even more chaotic than he had imagined. Falk accepts a chair as a visiting professor at the Institute...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585678163
• ISBN13: 9781585678167
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Overlook Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

a master wordsmith

I adored this book. My only concern was my fear that I would laugh out loud while reading it during a delay at LaGuardia. I found the characters fascinating, the professor's observations/internal monologue delightful, and the story line engaging. If you are looking for witty and humorous observations about life from a different perspective - all mixed with a bit of romance and "whodunit" - this book is for you. If it is hard-core action/suspense you seek, you'd be better served by some of Mr. Littell's other books. In hindsight, this book may have been better received had he penned it under a female pseudonym. I loved the book and it is receiving rave reviews from my friends as well. How about another one like this for the gals, Mr Littell??

I really like this book

I read the Company a few years ago and loved it. I thought this book was going to be a similar historical/spy/thriller novel. Turns out that The Visiting Professor is nothing like the Company, but I liked it anyway.