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Lucky Jim
a novel.
by Kingsley Amis
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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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Lucky Jim
First published in 1953
Subjects
College Lecturers, University Life in Fiction, Fiction, College teachers, College students, Large type booksPlaces
EnglandTimes
1950'sWork Description
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.
Lucky Jim
a novel.
This edition published in 1954 by Doubleday in Garden City, N.Y.
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- Created April 1, 2008
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| September 19, 2020 | Edited by Clean Up Bot | import existing book |
| August 12, 2011 | Edited by ImportBot | add ia_box_id to scanned books |
| October 22, 2010 | Edited by ImportBot | Added new cover |
| October 22, 2010 | Edited by ImportBot | Found a matching record from Internet Archive . |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from Scriblio MARC record. |