In Pursuit of Happiness: Escape, Change, and Return in Contemporary Academic Novels, Or Why I Read Campus Novels, But Possibly Shouldn’t
In this personal essay, the author compares her academic experiences to those of characters in the campus novels she enjoys reading. The novels she discusses here share a thematic concern with happiness and all seem to indicate that professional fulfillment and academic status are not sufficient in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2016-06-01
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Series: | American, British and Canadian Studies Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/abcsj-2016-0007 |