A varsity novel is a novel whose main action is set in and around a university campus and that focuses on students rather than faculty, with examples including Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited, Donna Tartt's The Secret History, Tom Sharpe's Porterhouse Blue and Stephen Fry's The Liar and Making History. Novels that focus on faculty rather than students are often considered to belong to the distinct genre of the campus novel.
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Notable ExampleBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh 1 Defining TraitSet on a university campus and focused on students rather than faculty 1 Defining Trait Connections
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1. Varsity novel (Wikipedia)
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Examples include Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited
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focuses on students rather than faculty
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A varsity novel is a novel whose main action is set in and around the campus of a university and focuses on students rather than faculty.
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