The first novel from one of Britain's best loved writers
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.
Sharp and real
*Kingsley Amis*
Quirky and original
*Sunday Times*
The Picturegoers' appeal derives as much from the quality of the
writing as for its absorption in a bygone way of life
*Independent*
An excellent first novel... He has a wonderful eye for the
tawdriness of our commercial world
*Times*
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