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Postwar · Novel / satire

Lucky Jim

by Kingsley Amis. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Kingsley Amis examining class, academia, social change; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

Date
1954
Origin
England
Era
Postwar
Genre
Novel / satire
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Kingsley Amis examining class, academia, social change; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.