Its disgruntled antihero, a young university instructor named Jim Dixon, epitomized a newly important social group that had risen by dint of scholarships from lower-middle-class and working-class backgrounds only to find the more comfortable perches still occupied by the well-born. From 1949 to 1961 he taught at universities in Wales, England, and the United States.Īmis’s first novel, Lucky Jim (1954, filmed 1957), was an immediate success and remains his most popular work. His education was interrupted during World War II by his service as a lieutenant in the Royal Corps of Signals. Kingsley Amis, in full Sir Kingsley Amis, (born April 16, 1922, London, England-died October 22, 1995, London), novelist, poet, critic, and teacher who created in his first novel, Lucky Jim, a comic figure that became a household word in Great Britain in the 1950s.Īmis was educated at the City of London School and at St. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.

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