Lucky Jim is a novel by Kingsley Amis, published in 1954 by Victor Gollancz. It is Amis' first novel and won the Somerset Maugham Award for fiction. Set sometime around 1950, Lucky Jim follows the exploits of the eponymous James (Jim) Dixon, a reluctant medieval history lecturer at an unnamed provincial English university. The tone is often truculent and plain-spoken, but its diction and style are wide-ranging and finely modulated. The novel pioneers the characteristic subject matter of the time: a young man making his way in a post-war world that combines new and moribund attitudes.
The preliminary pages quote an "old song": "Oh, lucky Jim, How I envy him...".
It is supposed that Amis arrived at Jim Dixon's surname from 12 Dixon Drive, Leicester, the address of Philip Larkin from 1948 to 1950, while he was a librarian at the university.Lucky Jim is dedicated to Larkin, who helped inspire the main character and who contributed significantly to the structure of the novel.
Time magazine included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005.Christopher Hitchens described it as the funniest book of the second half of the 20th century, and Toby Young has judged it the best comic novel of the 20th century.
Jim Dixon is a young lecturer in history at a redbrick university, who manages to offend his head of department and create various disastrous incidents. When he eventually delivers a lecture drunk, he feels forced to resign. But just as his career seems over, he is offered a job in London, and when he learns that the girl of his dreams is on her way to the railway station, he chases after her in the professor's old car. The professor's whole family chases after, and arrives at the station just in time to see Jim and the girl disappear on the train to London.
Jim is a comic book series by Jim Woodring. It began in 1980 as a self-published zine and was picked up by Fantagraphics Books in 1986 after cartoonist Gil Kane introduced Woodring to Fantagraphics co-owner Gary Groth. The publisher released four magazine-sized black-and-white issues starting in September 1987. A comic book-sized continuation, Jim Volume II, with some color, began in 1993 and ran for six issues until 1996.
Jim, which Woodring described as an "autojournal", contained comics on a variety of subjects, many based on dreams, as well as surreal drawings and free-form text which resembled Jimantha automatic writing. Besides dreams, the work drew on Woodring's childhood experiences, hallucinations, past alcoholism, and Hindu beliefs. It also included stories of recurring Woodring characters such as Pulque (the embodiment of drunkenness), boyhood friends Chip and Monk, and, in Volume II, his signature creation Frank.
Content
Jim is made up of a variety of short comics, text pieces, and artwork. Most of the works are short comics based on Woodring's dreams. Some of the pieces are surreal parodies of advertisements in the Mad tradition.
Jim (played by Cillian Murphy) is a bicycle courier who lived in Deptford, London with his parents. While running a delivery to an address somewhere across the city, a car cut across Jim's bike and caused him to crash, putting him into a coma. 28 days later, Jim woke up and the entire city was empty due to an outbreak of the Rage Virus. Jim survives the film; and, as explained in the 28 Days Later comics, he is remembered as one of the "Manchester Three". It was later revealed that Jim was arrested and scheduled to be shot for the deaths of Major West and his soldiers, although his death is never shown, and some fans have suggested that Jim would probably avoid this execution after the Rage virus spread to France.
"Lucky (In My Life)" is a song by Italian group Eiffel 65. It was first released in June 2001 as the third single from their album, Contact!. The song reached the top 40 in Austria, Canada, and Italy.
Release history and promotion
Eiffel 65 first performed the song live at Festivalbar in 2001.
The Italian, Canadian and Spanish vinyl releases included 5 mixes of the song. On the German and French vinyl releases, however, it had one less mix of the song than the Italian and Spanish vinyl releases, which was the "Under Deal Trance Mix" by Alex Topuntoli. Some of the CD releases for the single include only two versions of the song, which is the radio edit and a DJ Vortronik radio cut. Some CD releases have six mixes of the song, and other CD releases include all 8 mixes.
"Lucky" is the first track of the album "Contact!". Seven of the mixes of the song were featured on the 2x release of the album, and the Gabry Ponte radio mix of the song is the second track of the iTunes release of the album.
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Rating: *** (out of *****)
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published: 24 Sep 2012
Lucky Jim (book review)
In which I review Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis.
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published: 14 Jul 2015
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Review of the Novel "Lucky Jim" by Kingsley Amis
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Set in the early 1950s, 'Lucky Jim' satirizes the pretentiousness of academic life in a provincial university in the English Midlands. The story follows Jim Dixon, a medieval history lecturer, as he navigates his academic career, a manipulative relationship, and multiple personal misfortunes. The novel humorously critiques academia and class pretensions of postwar Britain.
published: 07 Jul 2024
Lucky Jim
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Lucky Jim · The Gun Club · Jeffrey Lee Pierce
Lucky Jim
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Released on: 1993-10-09
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published: 10 Oct 2019
Lucky Jim - You Stole My Heart Away [Official Video]
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published: 17 Jun 2010
Literary Drinks No.4: Lucky Jim (Methanol. Well, really but not really…)
Thinking Plainly: Literary Drinks No.4: Lucky Jim
Welcome to the fourth video in our 'Literary Drinks' series. Today we look at ‘Lucky Jim’ by Kingsley Amis. For reasons you will find out in the video and blog we are mixing up the drinks today and showing you a selection of Kingsley’s favourites… including of course, The Lucky Jim!
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We hope you enjoy the video and if you have any suggestions on books we should look at then please let us know! Remember this is just for fun and enjoy responsibly!
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published: 05 May 2015
Lucky Jim Madrigal
Great scene from Lucky Jim. Wonderful entrance from Terry Thomas
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Lucky Jim - You're Lovely To Me [Official Video]
Lucky Jim - You're Lovely To Me [Official Video]
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I welcome questions, comments, or concerns about the material contained in this video.
Rating: *** (out of *****)
You can purchase this book at: http://www.amazon.com/Lucky-Jim-Kingsley-Amis/dp/0140016481/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348523174&sr=8-1&keywords=0140016481
I welcome questions, comments, or concerns about the material contained in this video.
Rating: *** (out of *****)
You can purchase this book at: http://www.amazon.com/Lucky-Jim-Kingsley-Amis/dp/0140016481/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348523174&sr=8-1&keywords=0140016481
In which I review Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis.
Next books:
28th July: Money by Martin Amis
11th August: Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook by Terry Pratchett
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In which I review Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis.
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28th July: Money by Martin Amis
11th August: Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook by Terry Pratchett
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In which I review Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis.
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28th July: Money by Martin Amis
11th August: Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook by Terry Pratchett
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Set in the early 1950s, 'Lucky Jim' satirizes the pretentiousness of academic life in a provincial university in the English Midlands. The story follows Jim Dixon, a medieval history lecturer, as he navigates his academic career, a manipulative relationship, and multiple personal misfortunes. The novel humorously critiques academia and class pretensions of postwar Britain.
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Set in the early 1950s, 'Lucky Jim' satirizes the pretentiousness of academic life in a provincial university in the English Midlands. The story follows Jim Dixon, a medieval history lecturer, as he navigates his academic career, a manipulative relationship, and multiple personal misfortunes. The novel humorously critiques academia and class pretensions of postwar Britain.
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
Lucky Jim · The Gun Club · Jeffrey Lee Pierce
Lucky Jim
℗ 1993 The Estate of Jeffrey Lee Pierce, under exclusi...
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
Lucky Jim · The Gun Club · Jeffrey Lee Pierce
Lucky Jim
℗ 1993 The Estate of Jeffrey Lee Pierce, under exclusive license to Extra Term Audio LLC for the United States
Released on: 1993-10-09
Music Publisher: Creeping Ritual Music
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
Lucky Jim · The Gun Club · Jeffrey Lee Pierce
Lucky Jim
℗ 1993 The Estate of Jeffrey Lee Pierce, under exclusive license to Extra Term Audio LLC for the United States
Released on: 1993-10-09
Music Publisher: Creeping Ritual Music
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Official video for You Stole My Heart Away by Lucky Jim
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Thinking Plainly: Literary Drinks No.4: Lucky Jim
Welcome to the fourth video in our 'Literary Drinks' series. Today we look at ‘Lucky Jim’ by Kingsley Amis. F...
Thinking Plainly: Literary Drinks No.4: Lucky Jim
Welcome to the fourth video in our 'Literary Drinks' series. Today we look at ‘Lucky Jim’ by Kingsley Amis. For reasons you will find out in the video and blog we are mixing up the drinks today and showing you a selection of Kingsley’s favourites… including of course, The Lucky Jim!
Blog: http://bit.ly/1Px78Lh
We hope you enjoy the video and if you have any suggestions on books we should look at then please let us know! Remember this is just for fun and enjoy responsibly!
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Handtrolley
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Thinking Plainly: Literary Drinks No.4: Lucky Jim
Welcome to the fourth video in our 'Literary Drinks' series. Today we look at ‘Lucky Jim’ by Kingsley Amis. For reasons you will find out in the video and blog we are mixing up the drinks today and showing you a selection of Kingsley’s favourites… including of course, The Lucky Jim!
Blog: http://bit.ly/1Px78Lh
We hope you enjoy the video and if you have any suggestions on books we should look at then please let us know! Remember this is just for fun and enjoy responsibly!
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Thank you:
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http://www.thebonneville.co.uk
&
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Royalty Free music supplied by Incompetech:
Handtrolley
Breaktime
Fig Leaf times two
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Lucky Jim - You're Lovely To Me [Official Video]
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Lucky Jim - You're Lovely To Me [Official Video]
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I welcome questions, comments, or concerns about the material contained in this video.
Rating: *** (out of *****)
You can purchase this book at: http://www.amazon.com/Lucky-Jim-Kingsley-Amis/dp/0140016481/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348523174&sr=8-1&keywords=0140016481
In which I review Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis.
Next books:
28th July: Money by Martin Amis
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Set in the early 1950s, 'Lucky Jim' satirizes the pretentiousness of academic life in a provincial university in the English Midlands. The story follows Jim Dixon, a medieval history lecturer, as he navigates his academic career, a manipulative relationship, and multiple personal misfortunes. The novel humorously critiques academia and class pretensions of postwar Britain.
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
Lucky Jim · The Gun Club · Jeffrey Lee Pierce
Lucky Jim
℗ 1993 The Estate of Jeffrey Lee Pierce, under exclusive license to Extra Term Audio LLC for the United States
Released on: 1993-10-09
Music Publisher: Creeping Ritual Music
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Official video for You Stole My Heart Away by Lucky Jim
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Thinking Plainly: Literary Drinks No.4: Lucky Jim
Welcome to the fourth video in our 'Literary Drinks' series. Today we look at ‘Lucky Jim’ by Kingsley Amis. For reasons you will find out in the video and blog we are mixing up the drinks today and showing you a selection of Kingsley’s favourites… including of course, The Lucky Jim!
Blog: http://bit.ly/1Px78Lh
We hope you enjoy the video and if you have any suggestions on books we should look at then please let us know! Remember this is just for fun and enjoy responsibly!
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&
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Lucky Jim is a novel by Kingsley Amis, published in 1954 by Victor Gollancz. It is Amis' first novel and won the Somerset Maugham Award for fiction. Set sometime around 1950, Lucky Jim follows the exploits of the eponymous James (Jim) Dixon, a reluctant medieval history lecturer at an unnamed provincial English university. The tone is often truculent and plain-spoken, but its diction and style are wide-ranging and finely modulated. The novel pioneers the characteristic subject matter of the time: a young man making his way in a post-war world that combines new and moribund attitudes.
The preliminary pages quote an "old song": "Oh, lucky Jim, How I envy him...".
It is supposed that Amis arrived at Jim Dixon's surname from 12 Dixon Drive, Leicester, the address of Philip Larkin from 1948 to 1950, while he was a librarian at the university.Lucky Jim is dedicated to Larkin, who helped inspire the main character and who contributed significantly to the structure of the novel.
Time magazine included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005.Christopher Hitchens described it as the funniest book of the second half of the 20th century, and Toby Young has judged it the best comic novel of the 20th century.
the rain has arrived at last for which we had waited the hawkers have packed up their stands nothing to be traded the soviets beside the quay run back to the freighter the terrace of the Rex Hotel is closed by the waiters we need you, oh Lucky Jim where have you gone, oh Lucky Jim your mistress has left her home gone back to the dances the smoking dens are starting up for life's own enhancing nobody goes to the war since there's none to go to we just sit around the cafè bars we sit waiting for you we need you, oh Lucky Jim where have you gone, oh Lucky Jim why did you ever go up north it is not for you they'll strip your little weak heart clean then what will you do the Australians in the Bunny Bar are waiting your return everyone wants a piece of you a piece of you to burn we need you, oh Lucky Jim where have you gone, oh Lucky Jim