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Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim
Author: Kingsley Amis
Regarded by many as the finest, and funniest, comic novel of the twentieth century, Lucky Jim remains as trenchant, withering, and eloquently misanthropic as when it first scandalized readers in 1954. This is the story of Jim Dixon, a hapless lecturer in medieval history at a provincial university who knows better than most that ?there was no en...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781590175750
ISBN-10: 1590175751
Publication Date: 9/18/2012
Pages: 272
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4.5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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My nominee for the funniest book in the English language. Very British. Follows the short career of a professor hoping for a permanent job and fouling up royally. First 10 pp. or so off-putting, but if you survive those, it's golden.
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This is a darling book. A book club was recommending "books that make you laugh" and this was on it. It was written decades ago, and it witty and fun to read.
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One of the funniest books I've read, with a wry appreciation of the trouble people can get themselves into. I believe it is considered a classic.


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