A retired academic is called to a remote university to speak as the replacement for an old friend recently deceased in unusual circumstances. The Stand-In is a transcript of these lectures, revealing a sophisticated tale of art, fame, and adultery that unfolds through rambling anecdotes and flashes of scholarly grandstanding. Fiercely funny and bitterly ironic, The Stand-In has been called the best academic doppelganger story since Nabokov's Pale Fire.
David Helwig is a prolific author, an Officer of the Order of Canada, and former poet laureate of Prince Edward Island.
- ISBN10 1771962011
- ISBN13 9781771962018
- Publish Date 30 January 2018 (first published 15 August 2002)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Biblioasis
- Format eBook
- Pages 128
- Language English