A campus novel, also known as an academic novel, is a novel whose main action is set in and around the campus of a university, typically centered on academic characters such as professors or students. The form has had a long presence in mainstream American fiction, with its contemporary version emerging in the early 1950s.
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Place of Origin Notable ExampleMary McCarthy's The Groves of Academe (1952) 1 Defining TraitCampus novels are often comic or satirical, counterpointing the intellectual pretensions of academic life against ordinary human weaknesses. 1 Connections
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Part of mainstream American fiction for decades, the genre in its current form dates back to the early 1950s.
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The Groves of Academe by Mary McCarthy, published in 1952, is often quoted as the earliest example
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