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Lucky Jim
Kingsley Amis · 1953 · 256 pages
College teachersSingle menFictionBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)College LecturersUniversity Life in Fiction
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About this book
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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