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What one takes away from this half-memoir is the self-portrait of an extraordinarily good, wrongly modest man; a distinguished scholar, and one of the finest of current novelists -- John Sutherland Spectator Quite a Good Time to be Born is a record of success, free of boasting or malice. Anyone with some knowledge of academia or the literary world will find it full of interest -- Allan Massie Scotsman As a piece of reportage from the third quarter of the English 20th century this is a sociologist's paradise Guardian To call it quite a good book would definitely be an understatement -- Andrew Lynch Sunday Business Post A fascinating portrayal of a writer's development and a perceptive account of the changing society he lived in -- Philippa Williams Lady

What one takes away from this half-memoir is the self-portrait of an extraordinarily good, wrongly modest man; a distinguished scholar, and one of the finest of current novelists -- John Sutherland Spectator As a piece of reportage from the third quarter of the English 20th century this is a sociologist's paradise Guardian An outstanding memoir... Lucid and witty Irish Times A fascinating and moving read Financial Times

Quite a Good Time to be Born is a record of success, free of boasting or malice. Anyone with some knowledge of academia or the literary world will find it full of interest -- Allan Massie * Scotsman * A fascinating and moving read * Financial Times * An outstanding memoir... Lucid and witty * Irish Times * As a piece of reportage from the third quarter of the English 20th century this is a sociologist's paradise * Guardian * What one takes away from this half-memoir is the self-portrait of an extraordinarily good, wrongly modest man; a distinguished scholar, and one of the finest of current novelists -- John Sutherland * Spectator *

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David Lodge (CBE)'s novels include Changing Places, Small World and Nice Work (shortlisted for the Booker) and, most recently, A Man of Parts. He has also written plays and screenplays, and several books of literary criticism. His works have been translated into more than thirty languages. He is Emeritus Professor of English Literature at Birmingham, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and is a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

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