# The Professor

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- Authors: [Terry Castle](https://www.bookquiver.com/terry-castle)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2011-05-01

## Description

At the heart of this striking collection is the title work: a candid and wrenching exploration of Castle’s relationship, during her graduate school years, with a female professor. At once hilarious and rueful, it is a pitch-perfect recollection of the fiascos of youth: how we come to own (or disown) our sexuality; how we understand (or fail to) the emotional needs and wishes of others; how the ordeals of desire can prompt a lifelong search for self-understanding. With The Professor: And Other Writings Terry Castle cements her reputation as a truly remarkable writer: distinctive, wise, frank, incredibly funny and utterly fearless.

## Editions

### The Professor

- Publisher: atlantic_books
- ISBN: 978-18-4887-740-5
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2011-05-01
- Language: en_GB