David Lodge (born January 28, 1935) is a British author whose novels often satirize academia in general, and the humanities in particular. He taught English at the University of Birmingham from 1960 until 1987.

His fictional locales include the town of "Rummidge", modeled after Birmingham where he currently resides, and the equally imaginary US state of "Euphoria", situated between the states of "North California" and "South California". Euphoria's State University is located in the city of "Plotinus", right across the Bay from "Esseph", and is a thinly disguised version of Berkeley, California.

Several of his books have been adapted into television series.

Novels

• The Picturegoers - 1960
• Ginger You're Barmy - 1962
• The British Museum Is Falling Down - 1965
• Out of the Shelter - 1970
• Changing Places - 1975
• How Far Can You Go? - 1980
• Souls and Bodies - 1981
• Small World: An Academic Romance - 1984
• Up the Ladder to Obscurity - 1986
• Nice Work - 1988
• Paradise News - 1991
• Therapy - 1995
• Surprised by Summer -1996
• Home Truths - novella, 1999
• Thinks ... - 2001

External links

• Biography