David Lodge Libri

"Quante volte figliolo?" domandava una volta il sacerdote dalla grata del confessionale, dopo aver ascoltato l'elenco di tutti i peccati... Lo sguardo divertito di David Lodge si appunta questa volta su un gruppo di giovani studenti cattolici, di ognuno dei quali egli segue affettuosamente la storia a partire dalle prime esperienze sessuali - inevitabilmente vissute con senso di colpa - fino agli anni della maturità. Angela e Dennis, Ruth, Adrian, Violet e tutti gli altri si ritrovano in chiesa ogni giovedì mattina, si laureano, si amano, si sposano, lavorano, fanno figli nel contraddittorio travaglio dei mitici anni Sessanta e Settanta. E si interrogano sui dettami morali imposti dalla Chiesa cattolica romana, cui tutti appartengono. Con l'ironia che ben conosciamo Lodge alleggerisce - fino a sfiorare effetti di pura comicità - i toni di una materia che, di per sé, si avvicinerebbe di più al melodramma che alla commedia. Pubblicato direttamente in edizione economica, Quante volte, figliolo? (1980) è un romanzo fresco e divertente, la cui lettura regalerà senza dubbio momenti di grande serenità e piacevolezza.

Philip Swallow, Morris Zapp, Persse McGarrigle and the lovely Angelica are the jet-propelled academics who are on the move, in the air and on the make in David Lodge’s satirical Small World . It is a world of glamorous travel and high excitement, where stuffy lecture rooms are swapped for lush corners of the globe, and romance is in the air.

Romaan „Mõtleb ...“ pakub humoorikaid vastandusi vaimu ja keha suhetest, vaimsusest ja seksuaalsusest. Peategelased on pärit eri maailmadest: esmapilgul asjalik teadvuseuurija Ralph Messenger tutvustab end juba romaani alguslehekülgedel lootusetu naistekütina, tema uus tähelepanuobjekt, kirjanik Helen Reed aga lõhub humanitaari stereotüüpe. Autor kirjeldab kaasakiskuvalt, kuidas katoliiklikus vaimus kasvatatud, hella süümega peategelanna lõpuks siiski seksuaalsele tõmbele järele annab ning kuidas keha hädad sunnivad hedonistist meespeategelast oma ellusuhtumist ümber hindama. David Lodge (snd 1935 Londonis) on tuntud eelkõige oma akadeemilisest elust kõnelevate vaimukate romaanide poolest. Varem on temalt eesti keeles ilmunud „Väike maailm“, „Ühest kohast teise“ ja „Väärt töö“.

'One of the very best English comic novelists of the post-war era' - "Time Out." Three brilliantly comic novels revolving around the University of Rummidge and the eventful lives of its role-swapping academics.

Reprint. Originally published: London: E. Arnold, 1977.

Now including a new introduction from the author, this major work from one of England's finest living writers is essential reading for all those who care about the creation and appreciation of literature.

When Phillip 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. Nobody is immune to the exchange.

In a career spanning six decades, David Lodge has been one of Britain's best-loved and most versatile writers. With Varying Degrees of Success he completes a trilogy of memoirs which describe his life from birth in 1935 to the present day, and together form a remarkable autobiography. His aim is to describe honestly and in some detail the highs and lows of being a professional creative writer in several different genres: prose fiction, literary criticism, plays for live theatre and screenplays for film and television. Few writers have excelled in so many different forms of the written word. Lodge's creativity, and his wonderful sense of humour, have made his work popular in translation in numerous countries, and his extensive travels around the world are recorded here. Each of the three memoirs has its own thematic focus. In this latest one it is on the hope and desire of writers to make a significant and positive impression on their readers and audiences. The elation of success, and the depression that follows disappointment, are familiar emotions to most writers in varying degrees. David Lodge describes these feelings with rare candour. Varying Degrees of Success provides the reader with a privileged insight into the working practices and the creative life of a major British novelist.