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Changing Places
by David Lodge
Two professors, alike in propensity...
David Lodge's book of two university professors on a job exchange in 1969 is a fun read, reminding me of the works of [a:Thorne Smith|171139|Thorne Smith|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1358230465p2/171139.jpg] in its light-hearted dealings of sometimes serious matters. The book is a snapshot of the end of the 60s told from the safe distance of 1975 (the book's publication date) and shows the differences and, more importantly, the similarities between a Berkeley-like Euphoria (located in a fictive middle state between north and south California and Rummidge, a stand in for Birmingham.
It's a nice comedy of contrasts as the two men, Phillip Swallow from England and Morris Zapp from America end up taking over each other's lives, finding in the them the missing parts of themselves. There's an exploration of environment vs. upbringing along with a certain amount of healthy absurdity.
At times, the book is laugh out loud funny and at times rather thought provoking. In both cases it proves that university faculties are the same everywhere in the world.
David Lodge's book of two university professors on a job exchange in 1969 is a fun read, reminding me of the works of [a:Thorne Smith|171139|Thorne Smith|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1358230465p2/171139.jpg] in its light-hearted dealings of sometimes serious matters. The book is a snapshot of the end of the 60s told from the safe distance of 1975 (the book's publication date) and shows the differences and, more importantly, the similarities between a Berkeley-like Euphoria (located in a fictive middle state between north and south California and Rummidge, a stand in for Birmingham.
It's a nice comedy of contrasts as the two men, Phillip Swallow from England and Morris Zapp from America end up taking over each other's lives, finding in the them the missing parts of themselves. There's an exploration of environment vs. upbringing along with a certain amount of healthy absurdity.
At times, the book is laugh out loud funny and at times rather thought provoking. In both cases it proves that university faculties are the same everywhere in the world.