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Moo

Moo

by Jane Smiley

3.50 out of 5 (17 ratings)

Format:
Paperback 
Pages:
434 
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers 
Publication Date:
18 March 1996 
Category:
Modern & Contemporary 
ISBN:
9780006548478 

Description

Brilliantly funny satire set in a contemporary American university. Deep in the wheatfields of the American midwest, Moo University is in a state of disarray...In this witty and biting comedy of manners, Jane Smiley turns her wryly perceptive eye towards a community where men and women, the innocent and the cynical, thinkers and careerists, live and work together - in complete disharmony. 'Satire on a grand scale, a microscopic examination of contemporary American mores conducted with great wit and gracious indulgence for human frailty ...Trying to describe this book's marvellous variety is like trying to describe London to someone who has never been there. The only appropriate exhortation is "Read it."'

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  • Essential reading for anyone who works at an ag school. Fun for anyone who works in higher ed, too.

    5.00 out of 5

    LTFL_JMLS

  • Wonderful academic satire set in the midwest. Better than David Lodge.

    5.00 out of 5

    Smiley

  • For everyone who is aspiring to a life in academia - a must read! Hilarious and yet a very accurate portrayal.

    5.00 out of 5

    WMelis

  • This has to be one of the funniest and truest books I've ever read. Highly recommended to anyone who works at a Midwestern university, particularly one with an extensive agriculture sequence.

    5.00 out of 5

    majorbabs

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