A luminous and unforgettable first novel by an astonishing new voice in fiction, hailed by magazine as one of America"S best young writers. Samson greene, a young and popular professor at columbia, is found wandering in ...A luminous and unforgettable first novel by an astonishing new voice in fiction, hailed by magazine as one of America"S best young writers. Samson greene, a young and popular professor at columbia, is found wandering in the nevada desert.