In Pursuit of Happiness: Escape, Change, and Return in Contemporary Academic Novels, Or Why I Read Campus Novels, But Possibly Shouldn’t
In Pursuit of Happiness: Escape, Change, and Return in Contemporary Academic Novels, Or Why I Read Campus Novels, But Possibly Shouldn’t
Author(s): Marta ŁysikSubject(s): Novel, Higher Education , Societal Essay, Sociology of Education
Published by: Editura Universitatii LUCIAN BLAGA din Sibiu
Keywords: happiness; academic novel; Rachel Kadish; Tolstoy Lied; Graeme Simsion; The Rosie Project; Elisabeth Brink; Save Your Own;
Summary/Abstract: In this personal essay, the author compares her academic experiences to those of characters in the campus novels she enjoys reading. The novels she discusses here share a thematic concern with happiness and all seem to indicate that professional fulfilment and academic status are not sufficient in order to achieve that state.
Journal: American, British and Canadian Studies
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 26
- Page Range: 109-121
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
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