Deaf sentence

Desde la EOI de Luarca, Paloma nos recomienda esta novela de David Lodge.

En inglés.

Deaf Sentence

Julia, desde la EOI de Luarca, nos recomienda esta novela de David Lodge.

En inglés.

Deaf Sentence is a novel written by David Lodge, which tells the story of a retired linguistics professor, whose name is Desmond Bates. He has some difficulties is his daily life due to the fact that he has to wear a hearing aid since he is becoming deaf. Through the story, Desmond teaches us how "Deafness is comic, as blindness is tragic". As a result, he describes some funny situations and some unfortunate misunderstandings.

The author also describes to us, apart from other topics, how Desmond´s wife, Winifred, manages with his husband problems at the same time as she is so busy in her successful business, how Desmond is worried about his father, a 89-year-old person with hearing problems too, and who lives alone far from him, about some linguistics analysis or some historical aspects about the Eiffel Tower or Auschwitz.

This novel is worth reading since it is a thought-provoking, moving and funny novel, which you can't put down. So, I would recommend it to anyone who likes enjoyable novels.

Deaf sentence

The British Museum is falling down

Rosa Mª, a B2 ESL learner at EOI Luarca, in Asturias, is giving her honest opinion about this novel by the British author David Lodge.

Set in London, the novel describes one day in the life of Adam Appleby, who lives in constant fear that his wife might be pregnant again with a fourth child. As Catholics, they are denied any form of contraception. Adam and Barbara already have three children, and this young couple is still in their early twenties.

David Lodge, my favourite author

David Lodge is my favourite English author. I have read all his novels and works and I think he is a must. Why? Because he is witty, his plots are hilarious and he has a neat vision of the academic world, not only from a literary point of view but also from a linguistic one.

The way he plays with language, the way he muddles up characters and the way he straightens plots up so that the reader meets fine endings is just awesome.

There is no void work by David Lodge; all of them, no matter if they are fiction, non-fiction or theatre, are bound to imprint further thoughts on the reader. When one finishes reading one of David Lodge’s books, one is already looking forward to grabbing the next one.

Impossible to put down, his books will make you travel from the 60s anguishing Catholic principles in The British Museum is falling down, through the 70s University campus lifestyle in Changing Places, to how one can cope with deafness in Deaf sentence.

To learn more about this author:

David Lodge, the author

Biography

Article on Sunday Times, 2008

Article on The Observer, 2008

Article on The Book Depository, 2009