![]() ![]() Although Jim despises his supervisor, Professor Welch, he tries to keep on good terms with him, to ensure the continuation of his job. Jim Dixon works as a lecturer at the history department of a provincial university. The second part of the Twentieth century. Other work by the author: One Fat Englishman (1963, novel), The Anti-Death League (1966, novel), Russian Hide & Seek (1980, novel) and The Old Devils (1980, novel). Kingsley belongs to the so-called Angry Young Men, a group of dissatisfied writers and poets. Lucky Jim was Kingsley's debut and a great success. After service in World War II, Kingsley became a lecturer in English at the Unverisity College of Swansea. ![]() Kingsley Amis was born in London in 1922 and attended the University of Oxford. Jim's ultimate success is the consequence of sheer luck, not character or intelligence. ![]() The title is a wry comment on modern values. ![]()
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