All Souls (New Directions Classics) - Softcover

Marías, Javier; Costa, Margaret Jull

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811214532 ISBN 13: 9780811214537

Publisher: New Directions, 2003

Synopsis

Set at Oxford University, the young tutor Clare Bayes attracted the eyes of a visiting Spanish lecturer, and the two begin an affair, unbeknownst to Clare's husband, but they carelessly leave behind evidence of the adultery.

About this title

Review:

‘A dazzling example of the Oxford novel, with all the deceptively innocent wit and humour and all the rueful nostalgia we could want’ -- Times Literary Supplement

‘An intelligent and well-executed book with exceptionally funny set pieces’ -- Independent on Sunday

‘Crackles with deliciously sly observations about Oxford mores’ -- Independent

Book Description:

'Probably the wittiest novel set in British academia since David Lodge's Changing Places' Daily Mail (2002-10-18)

About this edition

• Publisher: New Directions
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0811214532
• ISBN 13: 9780811214537
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224