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The History Woman

By catdynamics on August 18, 2008.

There are all too few roman a clefs for life in modern academia

Changing Places, of course, and its sequels by Lodge; Smiley's Moo; and the classic, if dated, History Man by Bradbury.
(I'm tempted to add in the Rachel Papers by Amis but I won't.)

Now the legendary pseudonymous Female Science Professor has compiled some of her favourite blog entries into a (self-published) book, thereby attempting to prove that there really are some true gems in the self-publishing industry.

I have not read it, yet, but I am assured it must be good.
You just know it has to be good.
Yes, it really will be like "Moo" meets Medawar's "Advice to a Young Scientist".

But, who should be cast for the movie?

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