# Japanese by Spring

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- Book: [Japanese by Spring](https://www.bookquiver.com/ishmael-reed/japanese-by-spring) ([Japanese by Spring.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ishmael-reed/japanese-by-spring.md))
- Authors: [Ishmael Reed](https://www.bookquiver.com/ishmael-reed)
- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4025-585-0
- Pages: 240
- Published: 1996-08-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Benjamin " Chappie" Puttbutt, a black juior professor at the overwhelmingly white Jack London College, lusts after tenure and its glorious perks (including a house in the Oakland Hills). He spends most...