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Goodreads Favourite Novels About Professors or University Types - Page 3

A surprisingly wide range of books, from poignant to hilarious.
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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The Marriage Plot (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Marriage Plot
81
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Mummy (Anne Rice)
The Mummy
82
Anne Rice
2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
83
Roberto Bolaño
The Wire in the Blood (Val Mcdermid)
The Wire in the Blood
84
Val Mcdermid
Pictures From an Institution (Randall Jarrell)
Pictures From an Institution
85
Randall Jarrell
Well-Schooled in Murder (Elizabeth George)
Well-Schooled in Murder
86
Elizabeth George
A Scholar of Magics (Caroline Stevermer)
A Scholar of Magics
87
Caroline Stevermer
Asterios Polyp (David Mazzucchelli)
Asterios Polyp
88
David Mazzucchelli
What Was She Thinking? [Notes on a Scandal] (Zoe Heller)
What Was She Thinking? [Notes on a Scandal]
89
Zoe Heller
Beneath the Wheel (Hermann Hesse)
Beneath the Wheel
90
Hermann Hesse
The End of Mr Y (Scarlett Thomas)
The End of Mr Y
91
Scarlett Thomas
People of the Book (Geraldine Brooks)
People of the Book
92
Geraldine Brooks
Foreign Affairs (Alison Lurie)
Foreign Affairs
93
Alison Lurie
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Robin Sloan)
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
94
Robin Sloan
That Old Cape Magic (Richard Russo)
That Old Cape Magic
95
Richard Russo
The Ghost Writer (Philip Roth)
The Ghost Writer
96
Philip Roth
Maurice (E.M. Forster)
Maurice
97
E.M. Forster
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
98
Jostein Gaarder
The Robber Bride (Margaret Atwood)
The Robber Bride
99
Margaret Atwood
Masks (Fumiko Enchi)
Masks
100
Fumiko Enchi
That Hideous Strength (C.S. Lewis)
That Hideous Strength
101
C.S. Lewis
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn (Colin Dexter)
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn
102
Colin Dexter
The Weight of Ink (Rachel Kadish)
The Weight of Ink
103
Rachel Kadish
The Masters (C.P. Snow)
The Masters
104
C.P. Snow
Wilt (Tom Sharpe)
Wilt
105
Tom Sharpe
Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Adichie)
Purple Hibiscus
106
Chimamanda Adichie
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
107
Laurie R. King
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye (A.S. Byatt)
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye
108
A.S. Byatt
The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair
109
Jasper Fforde
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
110
André Aciman
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintainance (Robert M. Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintainance
111
Robert M. Pirsig
The Dean's December (Saul Bellow)
The Dean's December
112
Saul Bellow
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Joan Lindsay)
Picnic at Hanging Rock
113
Joan Lindsay
What's Bred in the Bone (Robertson Davies)
What's Bred in the Bone
114
Robertson Davies
Anne of the Island (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of the Island
115
L.M. Montgomery
The Mermaids Singing (Val Mcdermid)
The Mermaids Singing
116
Val Mcdermid
A Thief of Time (Tony Hillerman)
A Thief of Time
117
Tony Hillerman
Resolve (J.J. Hensley)
Resolve
118
J.J. Hensley
All Is Forgotten, Nothing Is Lost (Lan Samantha Chang)
All Is Forgotten, Nothing Is Lost
119
Lan Samantha Chang
The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
The Art of Fielding
120
Chad Harbach
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