{"product_id":"a-man-of-parts-9780099556084","title":"A Man of Parts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Lodge (CBE)'s novels include \u003ci\u003eChanging Places\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmall World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNice Work (\u003c\/i\u003eshortlisted for the Booker) and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eA Man of Parts\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written plays and screenplays, and several books of literary criticism. His works have been translated into more than thirty languages. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is his best book in years: sprawling, funny, touching, a near-perfect fusion of story and scholarship * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eExcellent... scrupulous and scholarly... It bounds along terrifically * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eLodge's robust approach, his insights, energy and humour, enable him to present HG as a man not only for his own times but also for ours -- Patricia Craig * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eAbsorbing and thoroughly enjoyable -- Allan Massie * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eDavid Lodge's novel goes straight to the heart of the story... It is pure fun -- Claire Harman * Evening Standard *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49396168524119,"sku":"9780099556084","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099556084.jpg?v=1730414975","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-man-of-parts-9780099556084","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}