The British Museum is Falling Down
The British Museum is Falling Down by David Lodge, published by Penguin Books in 2010, is a humorous exploration of academia and personal dilemmas. This edition spans 172 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Adam Appleby, a young research student navigating the challenges of writing his thesis while grappling with the distractions of family life and religious obligations in 1960s Britain.
Readers will find a comic satire that delves into the complexities of academia, religion, and human relationships. As Adam contends with his responsibilities and the pressures of impending fatherhood, the story reflects on the societal norms of the time. This edition contributes to the Penguin Decades series, which showcases novels that have significantly influenced modern Britain.
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David Lodge’s The British Museum is Falling Down was published in 1965 and is a brilliant comic satire of academia, religion and human entanglements. It tells the story of hapless, scooter-riding young research student Adam Appleby, who is trying to write his thesis but is constantly distracted – not least by the fact that, as Catholics in the 1960s, he and his wife must rely on ‘Vatican roulette’ to avoid a fourth child.
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