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David Lodge

1935 - 2025

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David John Lodge (28 January 1935 – 1 January 2025) was an English author and critic. He was a literature professor at the University of Birmingham until 1987, and some of his novels satirise academic life, notably the "Campus Trilogy" – Changing Places: A Tale of Two Campuses (1975), Small World: An Academic Romance (1984) and Nice Work (1988). The second two were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Another theme is Roman Catholicism, beginning from his first published novel The Picturegoers (1960). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Lodge is the 1,138th most popular writer (up from 2,558th in 2019), the 1,039th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,887th in 2019) and the 116th most popular British Writer.

David Lodge was a renowned British novelist, literary critic, and academic, best known for his "Campus Trilogy"—Changing Places (1975), Small World (1984), and Nice Work (1988)—which humorously satirize academic life and were inspired by his tenure at the University of Birmingham. His work often explored themes of Roman Catholicism, personal identity, and the complexities of modern life, blending sharp wit with insightful social commentary.​

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Among writers, David Lodge ranks 1,138 out of 7,302. Before him are Walter Lippmann, Johannes Valentinus Andreae, Martin Andersen Nexø, Stobaeus, Zhuanxu, and Catherine de Bourbon. After him are Johanna Schopenhauer, Sarojini Naidu, Elif Shafak, Jean Moréas, Alain-Fournier, and Rosalía de Castro.

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Among people born in 1935, David Lodge ranks 60. Before him are Jerry Lee Lewis, Udo Lattek, Abdou Diouf, Zhelyu Zhelev, William Friedkin, and Ernesto Laclau. After him are Monique Wittig, Seiji Ozawa, Mirella Freni, Pranab Mukherjee, Donald P. Bellisario, and Wim Duisenberg. Among people deceased in 2025, David Lodge ranks 47. Before him are Alfred Brendel, Luis Galván, Oliviero Toscani, Jules Wijdenbosch, Joseph Nye, and Hugo Gatti. After him are Jair da Costa, Svetlana Gerasimenko, Sam Nujoma, Alasdair MacIntyre, Lalo Schifrin, and Georgios Roubanis.

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Among people born in United Kingdom, David Lodge ranks 1,039 out of 8,785. Before him are George Biddell Airy (1801), Desmond Llewelyn (1914), Tony Brooks (1932), Stephen Frears (1941), Leonard Hobhouse (1864), and Alan Parsons (1948). After him are Charlotte Cooper (1870), William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810), Keith O'Brien (1938), N. R. Pogson (1829), Duncan I of Scotland (1001), and John Cale (1942).

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Among writers born in United Kingdom, David Lodge ranks 116. Before him are Leigh Hunt (1784), James Thomson (1700), Tony Buzan (1942), Oliver Sacks (1933), Len Deighton (1929), and Diana Wynne Jones (1934). After him are P. G. Wodehouse (1881), Sarah, Duchess of York (1959), Rosamunde Pilcher (1924), Diana Mosley (1910), Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757), and John William Polidori (1795).

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