Nice Work

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.

"A funny, intelligent and superbly placed social comedy" The New York Times "A work of immense intelligence, informative, disturbing and diverting" Observer "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