Quite A Good Time to be Born

What one takes away from this half-memoir is the self-portrait of an extraordinarily good, wrongly modest man; a distinguished scholar, and one of the finest of current novelists – John Sutherland * Spectator *
As a piece of reportage from the third quarter of the English 20th century this is a sociologist’s paradise * Guardian *
An outstanding memoir… Lucid and witty * Irish Times *
A fascinating and moving read * Financial Times *
Quite a Good Time to be Born is a record of success, free of boasting or malice. Anyone with some knowledge of academia or the literary world will find it full of interest – Allan Massie * Scotsman *
To call it quite a good book would definitely be an understatement – Andrew Lynch * Sunday Business Post *
A fascinating portrayal of a writer’s development and a perceptive account of the changing society he lived in – Philippa Williams * Lady *
This is a must-read for any die-hard fan… I’m looking forward to the sequel already – Rebecca Foster * Nudge *
The book I’d most like to be given for Christmas’ ‘criminally underrated as a writer – Elizabeth Day * Observer *
A revealing account of a novelist’s growth and of a brilliant mind freeing itself from the fetters of religion and social disadvantage. – John Carey * The Sunday Times *

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.

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