This omnibus lines up David Lodge's trio of brilliantly comic novels that revolve around the University of Rummidge and the lives of its role-swapping academics. When Philip Swallow, lecturer in English at Rummidge, changes places with flamboyant Morris Zapp of Euphoric State University, USA, trouble ensues. Then, ten years on, older but not noticeably wiser, they are let loose on the international conference circuit - a veritable academic carnival. And finally, Dr Robyn Penrose becomes part of a scheme to learn about industry instead of reading about it, with hilarious results. David Lodge exposes the dizzy pursuit of knowledge - literary, commercial, romantic and erotic - with unparalleled wit and insight.
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David Lodge has written many bestselling novels, including THINKS and NICE WORK. His books have sold well over a million copies in Penguin. Formerly Professor of English at Birmingham University, he now writes full-time. He continues to live in Birmingham.
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Great send -up of academia!,
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David Lodge's campus novel trilogy are three very clever novels. The first (Changing Places)is a comic analysis of British and American university systems, as well as a parody of narrative structures (with each chapter written in a different style). The second (Small World) is a comic take on academic conferences, as well as a parody of Arthurian legend. The third (Nice Work) mocks both the 19th-century British industrial novel and literary theory. These are funny books for any literate reader, but are hilarious for anyone who has experience in academia!
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Philip Swallow, Morris Zapp, Brian Everthorpe, Charles Boon, Robyn Penrose, Euphoric State, Professor Zapp, Rudyard Parkinson, Bob Busby, Ronald Frobisher, Arthur Kingfisher, Robin Dempsey, Rodney Wainwright, Vic Wilcox, Rupert Sutcliffe, Jane Austen, Professor Swallow, English Department, Miss Maiden, Felix Skinner, Stuart Baxter, Fulvia Morgana, Shadow Scheme, Danny Ram, Howard Ringbaum New!
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Philip Swallow, Morris Zapp, Brian Everthorpe, Charles Boon, Robyn Penrose, Euphoric State, Professor Zapp, Rudyard Parkinson, Bob Busby, Ronald Frobisher, Arthur Kingfisher, Robin Dempsey, Rodney Wainwright, Vic Wilcox, Rupert Sutcliffe, Jane Austen, Professor Swallow, English Department, Miss Maiden, Felix Skinner, Stuart Baxter, Fulvia Morgana, Shadow Scheme, Danny Ram, Howard Ringbaum New!
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