![]() ![]() Gessen begins with a description of Amis and Philip Larkin: Gessen writes with a light comic touch combined with an understanding of Amis’s early struggles and a good grasp of the humiliations suffered by anyone trying to get their foot in the door of academia. The intro written by Keith Gessen made the purchase worthwhile (plus my old copy has gone astray). ![]() It’s been years since I first came across Lucky Jim, and I remember that I found it to be one of the funniest novels I’d ever read. The lure of this re-read can be explained by my inordinate passion for the Campus novel, my admiration for Kingsley Amis, and my fondness for NYRB in general. Thanks to the reissue of Lucky Jimby New York Review books, I decided on a reread–something I do occasionally with books that I’ve especially liked. “Haven’t you noticed how we all specialize in what we hate most?” ![]()
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