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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"'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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{{cite book|author=Kingsley Amis |date=1992 |orig-date=September 3, 1998 |title=Lucky Jim |url=https://archive.org/details/luckyjim0000amis_s0i3 |publication-place=New York |publisher=Penguin |isbn=0-14-018630-1 |lccn=93233719 |oclc=30438025 |ol=1037806M}}