Notes on a Thesis

When Jeanne is accepted on to a PhD course, she is over the moon, brimming with excitement and grand plans but is the world ready for her masterful analysis of labyrinth motifs in Kafka s The Trial?At first Jeanne throws herself into research with great enthusiasm, but as time goes by, it becomes clear that things aren t quite going according to plan.

Notes on a Thesis is a reminder of the strangeness of academia, of every awful essay, every disastrous exam, and every insanity-inducing dissertation.

If you ve ever stared gloomily at a blank page, battled with office administrators or driven yourself (and everyone you know) mad by droning on about your work, then Notes on a Thesis will make you laugh (or cry) in recognition.