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Goodreads Favourite Novels About Professors or University Types - Page 2

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Criteria for inclusion: 300+ ratings and 2+ votes (and a captain's pick at 200)
Almost word-for-word from the script of Seinfeld, Season 6, Episode 6, as spoken by a female Romanian gymnast: "In my country, they speak of a man so virile, so potent, that to spend a night with such a man is to enter a world of such sensual delights most women dare not dream of. This man is known as the 'Academic'."
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Gabriel's Rapture (Sylvain Reynard)
Gabriel's Rapture
41
Sylvain Reynard
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
42
Philip Roth
The Dante Club (Matthew Pearl)
The Dante Club
43
Matthew Pearl
The Housekeeper and the Professor (Yoko Ogawa)
The Housekeeper and the Professor
44
Yoko Ogawa
Small World (David Lodge)
Small World
45
David Lodge
The Glass Bead Game (Hermann Hesse)
The Glass Bead Game
46
Hermann Hesse
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
47
J.K. Rowling
The Archivist (Martha Cooley)
The Archivist
48
Martha Cooley
Fifth Business (Robertson Davies)
Fifth Business
49
Robertson Davies
Nice Work (David Lodge)
Nice Work
50
David Lodge
The Lake of Dead Languages (Carol Goodman)
The Lake of Dead Languages
51
Carol Goodman
An Instance of the Fingerpost (Iain Pears)
An Instance of the Fingerpost
52
Iain Pears
To Sir, With Love (E.R. Braithwaite)
To Sir, With Love
53
E.R. Braithwaite
Dear Committee Members (Julie Schumacher)
Dear Committee Members
54
Julie Schumacher
Special Topics in Calamity Physics (Marisha Pessl)
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
55
Marisha Pessl
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
56
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Lost Symbol (Dan Brown)
The Lost Symbol
57
Dan Brown
The Professor (Charlotte Brontë)
The Professor
58
Charlotte Brontë
Unseen Academicals (Terry Pratchett)
Unseen Academicals
59
Terry Pratchett
Moo (Jane Smiley)
Moo
60
Jane Smiley
The Dying Animal (Philip Roth)
The Dying Animal
61
Philip Roth
The Paper Chase (John Jay Osborn, Jr.)
The Paper Chase
62
John Jay Osborn, Jr.
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
63
Dan Brown
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
64
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Pelican Brief (John Grisham)
The Pelican Brief
65
John Grisham
The History Man (Malcolm Bradbury)
The History Man
66
Malcolm Bradbury
Equal Rites (Terry Pratchett)
Equal Rites
67
Terry Pratchett
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
68
Robert Graves
The Rule of Four (Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason)
The Rule of Four
69
Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
70
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Blue Angel (Francine Prose)
Blue Angel
71
Francine Prose
Ravelstein (Saul Bellow)
Ravelstein
72
Saul Bellow
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
73
Robert Cormier
Hallucinating Foucault (Patricia Duncker)
Hallucinating Foucault
74
Patricia Duncker
Miss Pym Disposes (Josephine Tey)
Miss Pym Disposes
75
Josephine Tey
Wit (Margaret Edson)
Wit
76
Margaret Edson
Quicksilver (Neal Stephenson)
Quicksilver
77
Neal Stephenson
Old School (Tobias Wolff)
Old School
78
Tobias Wolff
Zuleika Dobson (Max Beerbohm)
Zuleika Dobson
79
Max Beerbohm
As She Climbed Across the Table (Jonathan Lethem)
As She Climbed Across the Table
80
Jonathan Lethem
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