The Last Speaker of Skalwegian
by David Gardner
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Pub Date Sep 28 2021 | Archive Date Feb 19 2022
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Description
Professor Lenny Thorson lives in a defunct revolving restaurant, obsesses over word derivations, and teaches linguistics at a fourth-rate college with a gerbil for a mascot. Lenny’s thirty-four years have not been easy—he grew up in a junkyard with his widowed father and lives under a cloud of guilt for having killed another boxer as a teenager.
Desperate to save his teaching career, Lenny seizes the opportunity to document the Skalwegian language with its last living speaker, Charlie Fox. Life appears to have finally taken a turn for the better…
Unfortunately for Lenny, it hasn’t. He soon finds himself at war with Charlie, his dean, a ruthless mobster, and his own conscience.
Advance Praise
"Lenny is the type of hero worth rooting for. Tough but not arrogant, smart but not stuffy, he will stir the reader's curiosity, making them wonder where this rollicking adventure will ultimately land him. A genial protagonist will keep readers enticed throughout this amusing romp." Kirkus Review
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781645992394 |
| PRICE | $4.99 (USD) |
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