When the Professor Got Stuck in the Snow

Dan Rhodes was once a stockroom assistant in a branch of Waterstones. He was one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists in 2003. For a while, he was a teacher in Ho Chi Minh City. He was awarded the E.M. Forster Prize in 2010.

'A zippy little farce... the Dawkins character is a hoot.' Guardian'A comic masterpiece to rival Jerome K Jerome or PG Wodehouse.' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent'it's very, very funny; also, slyly philosophical.' MrPorter.com'When the Professor Got Stuck in the Snow - the novel that no one dared publish - looks set to become a comic classic.' The Spectator'Hands down, the funniest book I have read in a very long time.' David's Book World'Rhodes' gentle but very funny satire on science and religion.' Glasgow Sunday Herald'One of the best non-stop light reads.' Bailieborough Library Reading Group'A very funny Wodehousian comic novel of the kind you rarely see these days.' Daily Mail Scotland'A farce that spins like a carousel, yet still manages to tell a good story and settle a few theological scores.' Sunday Herald'This is Rhodes' funniest book - which is really saying something given the standard of his back catalogue.' Stewart Lee'Going too far is Dan Rhodes' forte.' Observer