An edition of Lucky Jim (1953)

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An edition of Lucky Jim (1953)

Lucky Jim

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  • ★★★★ 4.2 (10 ratings)
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Amis’s debut novel, published in 1954, is a satire on academia. The protagonist is a bored and disinterested history lecturer at a provincial university, trapped in a joyless and sexless relationship with a depressive fellow lecturer. The book immediately elevated Amis to fame as one of the leading writers of his generation.

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Compass Books
Language
English
Pages
258

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College teachers Single men Fiction British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author) College Lecturers University Life in Fiction College students Large type books Fiction in English English literature

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England

Times

1950's

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Lucky Jim
2010, Michael Joseph, Penguin UK
in English
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Lucky Jim
1992, Penguin
in English
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Lucky Jim.
1992, Penguin
in English
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Lucky Jim
1979, Guild Publishing
in English
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Lucky Jim
1964, Compass Books
in English
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Lucky Jim: a novel
1963, Viking Press
in English
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lucky jim
1958, victor gollancz ltd
in English
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Lucky Jim
1955
in English
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Lucky Jim: a novel.
1954, Doubleday
in English - [1st ed.]
Cover of: Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim
1954, Penguin Books
in English

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Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL51287227M
Internet Archive
luckyjim0000king_k6m3
Amazon ID (ASIN)
B000PCF9VI
Better World Books
BWB10997696

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL1863530W
LibraryThing
7166
Wikidata
Q1836777

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"'THEY made a silly mistake, though,' the Professor of History said, and his smile, as Dixon watched, gradually sank beneath the surface of his features at the memory."

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