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Folio Society. Very Good. 2015. Hardcover. The book is in very good condition, appears to be unread. The slipcase Is complete with some light markings. ; From the library of David Lodge. David John Lodge is an English author and critic. A literature professor at the University of Birmingham until 1987, some of his novels satirise academic life, another theme is Roman Catholicism. Two of his novels were shortlisted for the Booker Prize; he also served as the chairman on the Booker Prize jury in 1989. Lodge has also written television screenplays and three stage plays. After retiring, he continued to publish literary criticism. Evelyn Waugh Lodge's thesis for his MA was on Roman Catholic writers and the "two stars" of that thesis were Evelyn Waugh and Graham Greene; both are mentioned extensively in his autobiography - Quite a Good Time to Be Born. The introduction to this edition was written by David Lodge. .