About “Lucky Jim”
Kingsley 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.
Praise for “Lucky Jim”
“Lucky Jim illustrates a crucial human difference between the little guy and the small man. And Dixon, like his creator, was no clown but a man of feeling after all.”
“I was recommended [Kinglsey Amis’ Lucky Jim] when I was a teenager trying to figure out how to start reading 'serious' books. Great recommendation, because on the surface it’s nothing of the sort, but it is brilliant.”
“Remarkable for its relentless skewering of artifice and pretension, Lucky Jim also contains some of the finest comic set pieces in the language.”
Book details
- Published
- 1954
- Latest edition
- 2012 · ISBN 9780241956847
- ISBN
- 9781590175750
View more editions (10)
| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Jim | 2012 | 9780241956847 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Lucky Jim | 2012 | 9781299573055 | Buy on Amazon | |
 | Lucky Jim | 2010 | 9780141046716 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Lucky Jim | 2010 | 9780141399416 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lucky Jim | 2010 | 9780141958040 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Lucky Jim | 2007 | 9781411490185 | Buy on Amazon | |
 | Lucky Jim | 2002 | 9780142180143 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Lucky Jim | 1997 | 9780745153230 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lucky Jim | 1996 | 057503484X | Buy on Amazon | |
| Lucky Jim | 1994 | 0745118305 | Buy on Amazon |
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is Lucky Jim?
Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis has 264 pages.
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