The Campus Trilogy

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Campus Trilogy
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Lodge
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:912
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780099529132
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General
Edition Combined volume

Publishing Details

Publisher Vintage Publishing
Imprint Vintage Classics
Publication Date 28 July 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A trio of dazzling novels revolving around the University of Rummidge and the eventful lives of its role-swapping academics, all introduced by the author. 'One of the very best English comic novelists of the post-war era' Time Out The plot lines of The Campus Trilogy, radiating from its hub at the redbrick University of Rummidge, trace the comic adventures of academics who move outside familiar territory. Beginning in the late 60s Changing Places follows the undistinguished English lecturer Philip Swallow and hotshot American professor Morris Zapp as they exchange jobs, habitats and eventually wives. Small World sees Swallow, Zapp, Persse McGarrigle and the beautiful Angelica Pabst jet-set about the international conference scene, combining academic infighting and tourism, esoteric chat and romance. And finally, the feminist lecturer Robyn Penrose swaps the industrial novel for a hard hat in Nice Work as she shadows the factory boss Victor Wilcox. Sparks fly when their beliefs and lifestyles collide.

Author Biography

David Lodge (CBE)'s novels include Changing Places, Small World and Nice Work (shortlisted for the Booker) and, most recently, A Man of Parts. He has also written plays and screenplays, and several books of literary criticism. His works have been translated into more than thirty languages. He is Emeritus Professor of English Literature at Birmingham, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and is a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Reviews

Lodge's wit... like that of Wodehouse, froths around and out of characters.. hugely enjoyable * Spectator * Clever enough to confirm him as one of the leading comic writers of his generation * Guardian * All funny, clever and beautifully paced * Daily Mail *