Engleby by Sebastian Faulks (Paperback, 2008)

Sebastian Faulks is the author of seven previous novels, includingBirdsong(1993),The Girl at the Lion d\u2019Or(1989),Charlotte Gray(1998),On Green Dolphin Street(2001) andHuman Traces(2005). He is also the author of a biographical study,The Fatal Englishman(1996). From the Hardcover edition.One My name is Mike Engleby, and I\u2019m in my second year at an ancient university. My college was founded in 1662, which means it\u2019s viewed here as modern. Its chapel was designed by Hawksmoor, or possibly Wren; its gardens were laid out by someone else whose name is familiar. The choir stalls were carved by the only woodcarver you\u2019ve ever heard of. The captain of the Boat Club won a gold medal at an international games last year. (I think he \u2019s studying physical education.) The captain of cricket has played for Pakistan, though he talks like the Prince of Wales. The teachers, or \u2018dons\u2019, include three university professors, one of whom was on the radio recently talking A