thelogicofthetrance:Campus novel ~ recommendationsA campus novel is a piece of fiction which mainly
thelogicofthetrance:Campus novel ~ recommendationsA campus novel is a piece of fiction which mainly takes place in a campus or university. Its themes and plot benefit from the fascinating atmosphere typically associated with academic environments in western cultures Since a lot of us are great fans of The Secret History and similar works, here’s a list of maybe lesser-known campus novels from various times and genres that I strongly recommend if you feel in the mood!Contemporary campus novels:On Beauty by Zadie SmithThe Idiot by Elif BatumanThe House of Sleep by Jonathan CoeAbigail by Magda SzabóWhite Noise by Don DeLillo (not pictured)If you want a surreal/fantasy twist:White is for Witching by Helen OyeyemiPiranesi by Susanna ClarkeVita Nostra by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko (not pictured)Classic campus novels:A Single Man by Christopher IsherwoodCompulsion by Meyer LevinHangsaman by Shirley JacksonPnin by Vladimir NabokovMaurice by E.M. ForsterThe City and the Pillar by Gore Vidal -- source link
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