Notes on a Thesis - Hardcover

Rivière, Tiphaine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1910702498 ISBN 13: 9781910702499

Publisher: Jonathan Cape, 2016

Synopsis

‘This is a book for anyone who has ever laboured under a deadline, battled a stubborn pig of a boss, or half drowned beneath a wave of bureaucracy and paperwork. Put off what you intended to do today and go out and buy it, right now.’
Rachel Cooke, Observer

An Observer Book of the Year
Shortlisted for the TA First Translation Prize 2017

When Jeanne is accepted on to a PhD course, she is over the moon, brimming with excitement and grand plans – but is the world ready for her masterful analysis of labyrinth motifs in Kafka’s The Trial?

At first Jeanne throws herself into research with great enthusiasm, but as time goes by, it becomes clear that things aren’t quite going according to plan.

Notes on a Thesis is a reminder of the strangeness of academia, of every awful essay, every disastrous exam, and every insanity-inducing dissertation. If you’ve ever stared gloomily at a blank page, battled with office administrators or driven yourself (and everyone you know) mad by droning on about your work, then Notes on a Thesis will make you laugh (or cry) in recognition.

About this title

About the Authors

Tiphaine Rivière spent three years writing a thesis in literature and working in administration at the PhD school of a large university in Paris, before starting the blog that became Notes on a Thesis.

Francesca Barrie studied French and Italian at Oxford University, and has an MA in French from University College London. She worked as a translator in Paris and was shortlisted for the Institut Françis's Young Translator of the Year prize, before moving back to London and into book publishing at Penguin Random House. She continues to work in publishing, and lives in London.

From the Back Cover

When Jeanne is accepted on to a PhD course, she is over the moon, brimming with excitement and grand plans – but is the world ready for her masterful analysis of labyrinth motifs in Kafka’s The Trial?

At first Jeanne throws herself into research with great enthusiasm, but as time goes by, it becomes clear that things aren’t quite going according to plan.

Notes on a Thesis is a reminder of the strangeness of academia, of every awful essay, every disastrous exam, and every insanity-inducing dissertation. If you’ve ever stared gloomily at a blank page, battled with office administrators or driven yourself (and everyone you know) mad by droning on about your work, then Notes on a Thesis will raise a wry chuckle.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jonathan Cape
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910702498
• ISBN 13: 9781910702499
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 184