Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis
"Lucky Jim" is a comic novel that follows the life of Jim Dixon, a young and disillusioned lecturer at a provincial British university. Struggling with his job and his pretentious boss, Dixon navigates through a series of humorous and often absurd situations, including a disastrous public lecture and a chaotic weekend at his boss's house. The novel satirizes the snobbishness and hypocrisy of the academic world, and explores themes of class, ambition, and the struggle to find personal authenticity in a conformist society.
The 220th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1954
- Nationality
- British
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 200-300
- Words
- 84,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 4th on The Greatest 20th Century Novels (Waterstone)
- 18th on D. G. Myers’ 50 Greatest English Language Novels (D. G. Myers)
- 35th on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)
- 48th on The 100 Greatest British Novels (BBC)
- 65th on The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer)
- 67th on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
- 70th on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)
- 82nd on 100 Best Novels in English Since 1900 (Counterpunch)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- The 80 Books Every Man Should Read (Esquire)
- The Best Classics (The Times)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- A Hundred Novels to Change Your Life (The Daily Mail)
- The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 (The Modern Library (Book))
- TIME Magazine All Time 100 Novels (TIME Magazine)