The Professor of Desire

The Professor of Desire
First edition
AuthorPhilip Roth
LanguageEnglish
PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date
1977
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages263 pp
ISBN0-374-23756-5
OCLC3089703

The Professor of Desire is a 1977 novel by Philip Roth. It describes the youth, the college years and the academic career of professor David Kepesh, and beside that, his sexual desires. The book was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award.