May 5, 2006

A Feast for the Mind

By JAY PARINI

One of the harder things about being on sabbatical leave in a foreign country is finding an agreeable place to work. Not just a place to sit surrounded by one's books and notes, but somewhere conducive to thought. That means an equivalent society, a substitute for the community of scholars and friends left behind. It has taken me the better part of a year in London to find such a place, and it's not what I would have expected.

Some time ago, I had a sabbatical leave at the University

Digital or Print Subscription

Web Pass

Already have an account? Log In Now.