
Coleman Silk is a cosmopolitan and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his title, Silk writes a guide in regards to the occasions along with his buddy and colleague Nathan Zuckerman, who within the course of discovers a darkish secret Silk has hidden his complete life. All of the whereas, Silk engages in an affair with Faunia Farley, a youthful lady whose tormented previous threatens to unravel the layers of deception Silk has constructed.