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The Lecturer's Tale is a 2001 satirical horror novel by James Hynes about a laid-off English lecturer who acquires supernatural powers of compulsion. The power allows him to force other people to obey his commands, drawing him into conflicts involving academic institutions, ambition, and exploitation. By combining dark comedy with speculative horror, the novel criticizes insecure academic employment and the bureaucratic pressures of the American university system.
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How good is The Lecturer's Tale?
The Lecturer's Tale scores 6.26/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Campus Novel category.
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