(6) "The Groves of Academe," Mary McCarthy; (7) "Pictures From an Institution," Randall Jarrell; (8) "A New Life," Bernard Malamud. Rosenblatt is right, though: "Lucky Jim" is far and away No. 1.
I have read 1, 2 and 3. Liked 1 and 3. Not so keen on 2.
None of the academics featured in these books is quite a patch on Prof Indiana Jones ;-) (or that academic whose name I have blanked, hero of Da Vinci Code).
(6) "The Groves of Academe," Mary McCarthy; (7) "Pictures From an Institution," Randall Jarrell; (8) "A New Life," Bernard Malamud. Rosenblatt is right, though: "Lucky Jim" is far and away No. 1.
ReplyDeleteI have read 1, 2 and 3. Liked 1 and 3. Not so keen on 2.
ReplyDeleteNone of the academics featured in these books is quite a patch on Prof Indiana Jones ;-)
(or that academic whose name I have blanked, hero of Da Vinci Code).