Lucky Jim
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Lucky Jim is a 1954 comic novel by Kingsley Amis that satirizes academic life through the misadventures of a disillusioned young lecturer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lucky Jim canonical | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Lucky Jim (1957 film)
NERFINISHED
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Lucky Jim (TV adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Kingsley Amis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Somerset Maugham Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| genre |
campus novel
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comic novel ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasSequel | That Uncertain Feeling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later British comic novels ⓘ |
| languageStyle | colloquial ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | postwar British literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jim Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic portrayal of academia
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influence on campus novel genre ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | lecturer in medieval history ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1954 ⓘ |
| publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | provincial English university ⓘ |
| theme |
class and social mobility
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hypocrisy in academia ⓘ postwar British society ⓘ satire of academic life ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | post-World War II Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kingsley Amis