Purity

Synopsis

"In Purity, a refined and prominent African-American English professor's life is turned upside down when a new, 'more black' professor is hired in his department and challenges his authenticity, his marriage to a white woman, and his entire way of life.

This way of life consists of literature, booze, cocaine binges, and pedophilia.

From realism to fantasy, Purity takes us on a journey from the Ivy League to the ante-bellum South to the fields of Ecuador and back again, ending on a note of shocking violence."--Publisher's website.

Themes

• Drama