Lucky Jim
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.
Details
- First published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Chivers North Amer
- Pages
- 441
- ISBN-13
- 9780745118307
- OL Work ID
- OL1863530W
Subjects
College teachersSingle menFictionBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)College LecturersUniversity Life in FictionCollege studentsLarge type booksFiction in EnglishEnglish literature