The British Museum is Falling Down is a brilliant comic satire of academia, religion and human entanglements. First published in 1965, it tells the story of hapless, scooter-riding young research student... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: 'Brilliantly entertaining. Makes us giggle, laugh and even roar' Daily Mail 'One of the most moving... Zobraziť viac
Retired Professor of Lingustics Desmond Bates is going deaf. It's a bother for his wife who has an enviably successful new... Zobraziť viac
As novelist and academic and novelist of the academic, David Lodge has entertained and informed readers for some 40 years with his often hilarious tales of on and off curriculum shenanigans at university campuses... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: When Phillip Swallow and Professor Morris Zapp participate in their universities’ Anglo-American exchange... Zobraziť viac
When Philip Swallow and Professor Morris Zapp participate in their universities' Anglo-American exchange scheme, the Fates play a hand, and each academic finds himself enmeshed in the life of his counterpart on the opposite side of the Atlantic. Nob... Zobraziť viac
The first collection of short stories from one of Britain's finest novelists and critics. A nameless man, who has fallen out of love with life, refuses to get out of bed, with unexpected consequences... Zobraziť viac
Ralph Messenger is an international academic star in the highly trendy field of language and thought research. Novelist... Zobraziť viac