A Man of Parts - Softcover

"A terrifically enjoyable novel . . . "A Man of Parts" explores, with great verve, Wells's lifelong attempt to honor his own complexity, to be true to himself as a sexual being, a loving family man, a creative artist and an ambitious social thinker . . . Even if you're up on Wells's life and writings, Lodge makes his novel-cum-biography mesmerizing."--Michael Dirda, "The Washington Post"

"Entertaining and persuasive . . . "A Man of Parts" allows Lodge to concentrate on comedy and character . . . [his] interest is in the private rather than the public Wells."--Claire Tomalin, "The New York Review of Books"

"[A] smart, engaging novel . . . Lodge has made something of a specialty of intellectuals behaving badly in bed."--Christopher Benfey, "The New York Times Book Review"

"This novel is as scintillating, engaging, and multidimensional as the man whose life and character it faithfully animates . . . Lodge neatly shifts between narrative and probing interview, to reveal the intersections of writer, thinker, and man . . . Ultimately, this novel's sensitive and lively examination of its protagonist's relationships with women is what really fleshes out (so to speak) his attractive character." Christina Schwarz, "The Atlantic"
"A terrifically enjoyable novel . . . "A Man of Parts" explores, with great verve, Wells's lifelong attempt to honor his own complexity, to be true to himself as a sexual being, a loving family man, a creative artist and an ambitious social thinker . . . Even if you're up on Wells's life and writings, Lodge makes his novel-cum-biography mesmerizing." Michael Dirda, "The Washington Post"
"[A] smart, engaging novel . . . Lodge has made something of a specialty of intellectuals behaving badly in bed." Christopher Benfey, "The New York Times Book Review"
"Entertaining and persuasive . . . "A Man of Parts" allows Lodge to concentrate on comedy and character . . . [his] interest is in the private rather than the public Wells." Claire Tomalin, "The New York Review of Books""

The Man Booker Prize finalist author of Small World presents a story inspired by the intimate relationships of H. G. Wells, who at the end of his life evaluates his professional, political and romantic successes and failures before achieving a greater understanding of himself.