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ABSTRACT
David Lodge's latest (unpublished) novel, provisionally entitled "Thinks",
involves cognitive scientists, a novelist and a conference on
consciousness. The talk will present an account of the genesis of
this book, how he got interested in the subject of consciousness, how he
tried to find an appropriate fictional form to explore it, and will
include a few short extracts.
David Lodge taught in the English Department of Birmingham University from 1960 to 1987, when he retired to work as a full-time writer.
He has published ten novels, including Changing Places, Small World, Nice Work and most recently Therapy. He has also written screenplays, stageplays and numerous works of literary criticism.
He is an Honorary Professor at the University of Birmingham and continues to live in the city.