June 21, 2002
'The Emperor of Ocean Park'
What it is: The first novel by Stephen L. Carter, a law professor at Yale University who is best known for his writings on religion and law and on affirmative action.
The novel, set on an unnamed Ivy League campus, traces the life of Talcott Garland, a black law professor who is thrust into a shady investigation of the unexplained death of his father, a controversial conservative judge.
Our expert: Peter H. Schuck, a law professor at Yale who hasn't read the book and doesn't
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