Nice Work

Lodge, David

ISBN 10 : 0140133968 ISBN 13 : 9780140133967

Editeur : Penguin Publishing Group, 1990

Synopsis

Book by Lodge David

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

'A work of immense intelligence, informative, disturbing and diverting' Observer

When Vic Wilcox (MD of Pringle's engineering works) meets English lecturer Dr Robyn Penrose, sparks fly as their lifestyles and ideologies collide head on. What, after all, are they supposed to learn from each other? But in time both parties make some surprising discoveries about each other's worlds - and about themselves.

'As a comedy of society and class misunderstandings, Lodge has never observed more sharply... A very nice work indeed' The Times

'Rich in reserves of humour and irony...the book is a delight' Mail on Sunday

Présentation de l'éditeur :

"A funny, intelligent, superbly paced social comedy." -- The New York Times

Vic Wilcox, a self-made man and managing director of an engineering firm. has little regard for academics, and even less for feminists. So when Robyn Penrose, a trendy leftist teacher, is assigned to "shadow" Vic under a goverment program created to foster mutual understanding between town and gown, the hilarious collusion of lifestyles and ideologies that ensues seems unlikely to foster anything besides mutual antipathy. But in the course of a bumpy year, both parties make some surprising discoveries about each other's worlds--and about themselves.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Publishing Group
• Date d'édition: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0140133968
• ISBN 13: 9780140133967
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 288