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Room At The Top

Nov 10, 2025 5:01 AM

Author:John Braine

Room At The Top

The Angry Young Men movement, featuring such stars as Kingsley Amis, is perfectly illustrated through the iconic figure of Joe Lampton.

The ruthlessly ambitious Joe Lampton rises swiftly from the petty bureaucracy of local government into the unfamiliar world of inherited wealth, fast cars and glamorous women.

But the price of success is high, and betrayal and tragedy strike as Joe pursues his goals.

Reviews

A harsh, accurate, powerful piece of story-telling

—— Tribune

Remarkable. . . Room at the Top communicates so successfully the mingled bitterness and bravery of youth

—— Sunday Times

He has real talent

—— C.P. Snow

This novel is brilliant...The observation is shrewd and the emotion and the comedy are so true it hurts.

—— Daily Express

Sublime comic genius

—— Ben Elton

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