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A chance encounter – if it is by chance – gives J. the opportunity he’s been hoping for but never expected would present itself.
A physician in a midlife funk, obsessed with paintings of corpses and dissections, he is asked to speak about his subject of interest at the beautiful and secluded island campus of Nevergreen College.
“Welcome to the asylum!” announces the woman who arranged the invitation and greets him at the dock, and his restless and queasy stomach seems an eerie harbinger of what is to come – an initially curious and ultimately terrifying overview of academentia.
No one actually shows up for his lecture, but that doesn’t stop it from becoming the center of a firestorm of controversy – with potentially fatal consequences.
“A biting satire of a college campus driven literally mad with political correctness. Funny, disturbing, and thought-provoking, Nevergreen will change the way you look at college life.” –Michael Satlow, Brown University
“Welcome to Nevergreen College, a small college in full descent into madness. Intelligent and witty, with crackling dialogue and keenly planted in the cultural firmament, Nevergreen engages from start to finish. More Animal Farm than Animal House. Be prepared to be offended and like it.” –Scott Johnston, author of Amazon bestseller, Campusland
“In a novel bristling with verbal wit, Andrew Pessin weaves a tale around the social justice warrior culture and where it might take the campus. This funny book is ideal for scholars to read as we begin withdrawing from our zoom boxes for the airport and for travel to in-person conferences.” –Donna Robinson Divine, Smith College
“Nevergreen is a happily diabolical satire of a woker than woke campus that hyperbolically mirrors current academic reality. Pessin shoots barbs at the Right as well as the Left as he depicts a manic game of musical chairs among student groups jockeying for credibility by ‘hating hate.’ While we watch the whirligig of time bringing its revenges on the Virtue Patrols now auditioning for the role of Big Brother, we can divert ourselves with Pessin, a delightful and sardonic kibitzer.” –David Mikics, University of Houston