The Tennis Players (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Lars Gustafsson
- First Published: 1977
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Philosophical
- Time of Work: 1974
- Setting: The University of Texas at Austin
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire, Philosophical realism
- Subjects: 1970’s, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Literature, West, U.S., College life, Adventure, Texas, Students or student life, Sweden or Swedish people, Computers, Tennis, Opera, operas, or operettas
- Locales: Texas, Austin, TX
Characters Discussed
Lars Gustafsson (lahrz guhs- TAHF-shuhn), a visiting professor of Scandinavian literature at the University of Texas. Sharing, not coincidentally, both the author’s name and profession, the professor reveals that he is glad to have escaped his native Sweden so that he can divide his time between playing tennis in the hot Texas sun and delivering popular lectures at the university. Gustafsson’s indolent existence is threatened by the problems presented by two graduate students.
Doobie Smith, the professor’s favorite student, an expert on...
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