About the book
In a career spanning six decades, David Lodge has been one of Britain's best-loved and most versatile writers.
With Varying Degrees of Success he completes a trilogy of memoirs which describe his life from birth in 1935 to the present day, and together form a remarkable autobiography. He describes the highs and lows of being a professional creative writer in several different genres, his extensive travels around the world, and the hope and desire of writers to make a significant and positive impression on their readers and audiences.
Varying Degrees of Success provides the reader with a privileged insight into the working practices and the creative life of a major British novelist.
'Continuously engaging... Glimpses of the ambition and energy required to fuel the final stretch of his near 60-year career as the most dependable of novelist-critics' New Statesman
'Lodge is the best British novelist never to have won the Man Booker prize' The Times
Editions of Varying Degrees of Success
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781529114898
- EBook
- ISBN 9781473594005
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In a career spanning six decades, David Lodge has been one of Britain's best-loved and most versatile writers.
With Varying Degrees of Success he completes a trilogy of memoirs which describe his life from birth in 1935 to the present day, and together form a remarkable autobiography. He describes the highs and lows of being a professional creative writer in several different genres, his extensive travels around the world, and the hope and desire of writers to make a significant and positive impression on their readers and audiences.
Varying Degrees of Success provides the reader with a privileged insight into the working practices and the creative life of a major British novelist.
'Continuously engaging... Glimpses of the ambition and energy required to fuel the final stretch of his near 60-year career as the most dependable of novelist-critics' New Statesman
'Lodge is the best British novelist never to have won the Man Booker prize' The Times
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What is Varying Degrees of Success about?
In a career spanning six decades, David Lodge has been one of Britain's best-loved and most versatile writers.
With Varying Degrees of Success he completes a trilogy of memoirs which describe his life from birth in 1935 to the present day, and together form a remarkable autobiography. He describes the highs and lows of being a professional creative writer in several different genres, his extensive travels around the world, and the hope and desire of writers to make a significant and positive impression on their readers and audiences.
Varying Degrees of Success provides the reader with a privileged insight into the working practices and the creative life of a major British novelist.
'Continuously engaging... Glimpses of the ambition and energy required to fuel the final stretch of his near 60-year career as the most dependable of novelist-critics' New Statesman
'Lodge is the best British novelist never to have won the Man Booker prize' The Times
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Varying Degrees of Success?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Memoirs
Where can I read a sample of Varying Degrees of Success?
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How long is Varying Degrees of Success and how many pages does it have?
Varying Degrees of Success has 224 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Varying Degrees of Success?
David Lodge
Who is the Publisher of the book Varying Degrees of Success?
Random House
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Varying Degrees of Success is available as paperback(ISBN 9781529114898) and ebook(ISBN 9781473594005)
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