Author:Kingsley Amis
Penguin Decades bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published, some were bestsellers, some were considered scandalous, and others were simply misunderstood. All represent their time and helped define their generation, while today each is considered a landmark work of storytelling.
Kingsley Amis's Lucky Jim was published in 1954, and is a hilarious satire of British university life. Jim Dixon is bored by his job as a medieval history lecturer. His days are only improved by pulling faces behind the backs of his superiors as he tries desperately to survive provincial bourgeois society, an unbearable 'girlfriend' and petty humiliation at the hands of Professor Welch.
Lucky Jim is one of the most famous and influential of all British post-War novels.
Expertly written to brew an atmosphere of foreboding . . . an irresistible blend of intrigue and passion, and the consequences of secrets and betrayal
—— WomanBeautifully done. It reads absolutely true
—— ScotsmanAn impressive, workmanlike, poignant piece of work: the barren husband and wife in the foreground; a wealth of vividly drawn minor characters behind them; and, framing the whole picture, the great brooding sea, giver and taker of life.
—— Sunday TelegraphMasterful...a work of rare beauty
—— Financial TimesA richly evocative tale
—— Daily MailSubtle but arresting...an exhiliarating saga
—— The TimesScary, funny and loaded with the kind of unforgettable characters that make all writers want to try harder
—— Eoin Colfer , The WeekA fine meditation on love and loss
—— Sally Cousins , Sunday TelegraphMankell carefully maps the changing seasons in beautifully stark prose
—— James Urquhart , Financial TimesThe cool, enigmatic tone is reminiscent of Paul Auster
—— Brandon Borshaw , Independent on SundayVivid prose...translated beautifully
—— Ian Thompson , Evening StandardPresent a spare tale of metaphors and symbols to argue that, in the middle of life, we are in death but occasionally, and happily, the opposite too
—— Tim Pashley , Times Literary Supplement
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