
An academic question
Edición de la obra An academic question
| Autor | Barbara Pym |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Virago |
| Fecha de publicación | 2012 |
| Lugar | London |
| Idioma | inglés |
| ISBN-13 | 9781844087235, 9780748128112 |
| ISBN-10 | 1844087239, 0748128115 |
| OCLC | 774640038 |
| Serie | Virago modern classics · Virago modern classics |
| Número de Cutter | P996a |
A delightful comedy of manners with a touch of mystery, An Academic Question is prime Barbara Pym territory. In a provincial university town Caro Grimstone, a dissatisfied faculty wife, becomes the unwilling accomplice to her husband Alan's ambitions. When she volunteers as a reader to a blind, esteemed anthropologist, Alan seizes the opportunity to steal his papers research that could both advance his reputation while refuting the findings of a respected colleague.