A character in this novel initially confuses a woman with a ballet dancer named Sonia, and that character later scrawls a poorly-spelled letter warning his roommate to stay away from Marleen. The protagonist of this novel pretends to sing madrigals at a party where he falls asleep with a lit cigarette and sets a table on fire. This novel features a pretentious artist whose voice is often described as "braying," named Bertrand. This novel climaxes with the title character drunkenly imitating his boss while giving a speech on "Merrie England," after which he leaves town with Christine Callaghan. For 10 points, name this novel whose title charac
A character in this novel initially confuses a woman with a ballet dancer named Sonia, and that character later scrawls a poorly-spelled letter warning his roommate to stay away from Marleen. The protagonist of this novel pretends to sing madrigals at a party where he falls asleep with a lit cigarette and sets a table on fire. This novel features a pretentious artist whose voice is often described as "braying," named Bertrand. This novel climaxes with the title character drunkenly imitating his boss while giving a speech on "Merrie England," after which he leaves town with Christine Callaghan. For 10 points, name this novel whose title character is the history professor James Dixon, a work of Kingsley Amis.
A character in this novel initially confuses a woman with a ballet dancer named Sonia, and that character later scrawls a poorly-spelled letter warning his roommate to stay away from Marleen.