Bright Spanish Scholar

I think that this book didn't still translate to English, but the chance is that the protagonist goes like a Spanish Reader to the University of Saint Louis, that's the same where Paul, our teacher, studied. The protagonist is a lazy (I suppose that Paul wasn't), and lost student, but also amusing and kind. He arrives to Saint Louis after to cheat his notes and get a grant at the University. It's a witty novel, plenty of intelligent humour. Read about it:
http://educarc.blogcindario.com/2005/12/00256-el-escolar-brillante-de-javier-rodriguez-alcazar-obra-ganadora-del-ultimo-premio-jaen-de-novela.html