A very clever book, this novel is actually two stories set in different times. The earlier is about Allard Benson and his friend Harold Roux who, bald at age 23, has covered his head with a wig unskillfully meant to deceive. It is just after WWII and takes place in a college town, and is about Benson and his friends and others, including unforgettable girls. The story set in our time is about Aaron Benham, professor of English, middle-aged and uneasy about his life and work. He is writing a novel called The Hair of Harold Roux in which there are wonderful surprises including a short story, a delightful childrens tale and a fragment of a novel written by Harold Roux, a romance. The jacket has a 1/4" tear at the bottom and several chips near and at the spine on both ends. There is also a repaired tear at the top back. 372 pages, no marks or tears. A few of the pages have been slightly bent. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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