 First edition | |
| Author | Alexander Theroux |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Alexander Theroux, first edition |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Doubleday, later Henry Holt and Company (1996) |
Publication date | 1981 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | 704 |
| ISBN | 0-8050-4365-9 |
Darconville's Cat is the second novel by Alexander Theroux, first published in 1981. The main story is a love affair between Alaric Darconville, an English professor at a Virginia women's college, and Isabel, one of his students, but includes long sections on other topics, including a general satire of the world of American academics.
The story is said to be based on Theroux's years of teaching at Longwood University, and places described in the book are easily recognized buildings on the campus.[1]
The image on the first edition is a self-portrait drawn by the author.[2]
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