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Goodreads Favourite Novels About Professors or University Types - Page 5

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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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Year of the Griffin (Diana Wynne Jones)
Year of the Griffin
161
Diana Wynne Jones
The Liar (Stephen Fry)
The Liar
162
Stephen Fry
Gentlemen and Players (Joanne Harris)
Gentlemen and Players
163
Joanne Harris
The Ancient Nine (Ian K. Smith)
The Ancient Nine
164
Ian K. Smith
Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (Angus Wilson)
Anglo-Saxon Attitudes
165
Angus Wilson
Educating Rita (Willy Russell)
Educating Rita
166
Willy Russell
Still Life (Louise Penny)
Still Life
167
Louise Penny
The Professor's Daughter (Joann Sfar)
The Professor's Daughter
168
Joann Sfar
One Coffee With (Margaret Maron)
One Coffee With
169
Margaret Maron
The Theban Mysteries (Amanda Cross)
The Theban Mysteries
170
Amanda Cross
The Nix (Nathan Hill)
The Nix
171
Nathan Hill
The British Museum Is Falling Down (David Lodge)
The British Museum Is Falling Down
172
David Lodge
The Writing Class (Jincy Willett)
The Writing Class
173
Jincy Willett
Obedience (Will Lavander)
Obedience
174
Will Lavander
Engleby (Sebastian Faulks)
Engleby
175
Sebastian Faulks
The Accursed (Joyce Carol Oates)
The Accursed
176
Joyce Carol Oates
Bimbos of the Death Sun (Sharyn McCrumb)
Bimbos of the Death Sun
177
Sharyn McCrumb
The River King (Alice Hoffman)
The River King
178
Alice Hoffman
Night Train to Lisbon (Pascal Mercier)
Night Train to Lisbon
179
Pascal Mercier
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
180
Paulo Coelho
The Rector of Justin (Louis Auchincloss)
The Rector of Justin
181
Louis Auchincloss
Mickelsson's Ghosts (John Gardner)
Mickelsson's Ghosts
182
John Gardner
This Side of Paradise (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
This Side of Paradise
183
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Wizard's Hall (Jane Yolen)
Wizard's Hall
184
Jane Yolen
Sabbath's Theater (Philip Roth)
Sabbath's Theater
185
Philip Roth
Soldiers of Salamis (Javier Cercas)
Soldiers of Salamis
186
Javier Cercas
Sanshiro (Natsume Sōseki)
Sanshiro
187
Natsume Sōseki
Sugar Street (Naguib Mahfouz)
Sugar Street
188
Naguib Mahfouz
The Wave (Todd Strasser)
The Wave
189
Todd Strasser
And Both Were Young (Madeleine L'engle)
And Both Were Young
190
Madeleine L'engle
A Fan's Notes (Frederick Exley)
A Fan's Notes
191
Frederick Exley
The School at the Chalet (Elinor M. Brent-Dyer)
The School at the Chalet
192
Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
The Oxford Murders (Guillermo Martínez)
The Oxford Murders
193
Guillermo Martínez
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
194
P.D. James
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
195
Jhumpa Lahiri
Publish and Perish: Three Tales of Tenure and Terror (James Hynes)
Publish and Perish: Three Tales of Tenure and Terror
196
James Hynes
The Godwulf Manuscript (Robert B. Parker)
The Godwulf Manuscript
197
Robert B. Parker
The Riddle of the Third Mile (Colin Dexter)
The Riddle of the Third Mile
198
Colin Dexter
The Blessing Way (Tony Hillerman)
The Blessing Way
199
Tony Hillerman
I Am Charlotte Simmons (Tom Wolfe)
I Am Charlotte Simmons
200
Tom Wolfe
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