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David Lodge

Author of Small World

Includes the names: Davd Lodge, David Lodge, by David Lodge, Prof David Lodge

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Writing both literary criticism and novels, British author David Lodge has learned to practice what he teaches. A professor of Modern English literature, both his fiction and nonfiction have found a large readership in the United Kingdom and the United States. To maintain his dual approach to writing, Lodge has attempted to alternate a novel one year and a literary criticism the next throughout his career. Lodge's fiction has been described as good writing with a good laugh, and he is praised for his ability to treat serious subjects sardonically. This comic touch is evident in his first novel, "The Picturegoers" (1960) in which the conflict of Catholicism with sensual desire, a recurrent theme, is handled with wit and intelligence. "How Far Can You Go" (1980) released in United States as "Souls and Bodies" (1982) also examines sexual and religious evolution in a marvelously funny way. "Changing Places: A Tale of Two Campuses" (1975, 1979), based on Lodge's experience in Berkeley as a visiting professor, won the Hawthorne Prize and the Yorkshire Post fiction prize and solidified his reputation in America. Some of the author's other hilarious novels include "Nice Work" (1989), which Lodge adapted into an award-winning television series, and "Therapy" (1995), a sardonic look at mid-life crisis. Lodge's nonfiction includes a body of work begun in 1966 with "The Language of Fiction" and includes "The Art of Fiction: Illustrated from Classic and Modern Texts" (1992) and "The Practice of Writing: Essays, Lectures, Reviews and a Diary"(1996). In a unique approach, he often uses his own works for critical examination and tries to give prospective writers insights into the complex creative process. David John Lodge was born in London on January 28, 1935. He has a B.A. (1955) and M.A (1959) from University College, London and a Ph.D. (1967) and an Honorary Professorship (1987) from the University of Birmingham. Lodge is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. (Bowker Author Biography) David Lodge is the author of ten novels & a novella, including "Changing Places", "Small World" (shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1984), "Nice Work" (also shortlisted for the Booker), "Paradise News", "Therapy", &, most recently, "Home Truths". He is also the author of several works of literary criticism, including "The Art of Fiction" & "The Practice of Writing". He lives in Birmingham, England. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Small World… (more)
Small World 2,079 copies, 33 reviews
Changing Places 1,897 copies, 34 reviews
Nice Work 1,782 copies, 20 reviews
Therapy 1,370 copies, 19 reviews
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Deaf Sentence 1,084 copies, 54 reviews
Paradise News 912 copies, 14 reviews
The British Museum is Falling Down 909 copies, 21 reviews
How Far Can You Go? 690 copies, 7 reviews
Author, Author 642 copies, 9 reviews
Home Truths 442 copies, 9 reviews
Out of the Shelter 384 copies, 6 reviews
A Man of Parts 378 copies, 18 reviews
Ginger, You're Barmy 247 copies, 1 review
The Picturegoers 211 copies, 3 reviews
Consciousness and the Novel 167 copies, 2 reviews
The Writing Game: A Comedy 41 copies, 1 review
Surprised by Summer 10 copies, 1 review
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Howards End (Introduction, some editions) 8,530 copies, 129 reviews
Lucky Jim (Introduction, some editions) 5,688 copies, 151 reviews
The Knot of Vipers (Introduction, some editions) 919 copies, 20 reviews
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The Slaves of Solitude (Introduction, some editions) 687 copies, 17 reviews
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One Fat Englishman (Introduction, some editions) 429 copies, 6 reviews
The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories (Contributor) 418 copies, 2 reviews
To the Hermitage (Biographical essay, some editions) 296 copies, 3 reviews
Alton Locke (Introduction, some editions) 98 copies, 3 reviews
The State of the Language [1990] (Contributor) 90 copies, 1 review
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Best of Ring Lardner (Editor) 40 copies
Edge of Sanity [1989 Film] (Actor) 4 copies, 1 review
Anthony Burgess and Modernity (Foreword) 3 copies

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