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Kingsley Amis
Kingsley (William) Amis, novelist, poet, and critic, took his MA at Oxford and was a lecturer in English at Swansea and Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge. A satirist and debunker of note, he is best ...view moreKingsley (William) Amis, novelist, poet, and critic, took his MA at Oxford and was a lecturer in English at Swansea and Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge. A satirist and debunker of note, he is best known for such social comedies as his first novel, Lucky Jim (1954), but also saw science fiction as an ideal medium for satirical and sociological extrapolation. Amis’ controversial artistic evolution from supposed radical to national institution was neatly summed up by his receipt of a knighthood in 1990.view less
Books by Kingsley Amis
Everyday Drinking: The Distilled Kingsley Amis Everyday Drinking: The Distilled Kingsley Amis Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Take a Girl Like You Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Alteration Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Girl, 20 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Old Devils Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ending Up Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Green Man Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCollected Poems: 1944-1979 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dear Illusion: Collected Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lucky Jim Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Audiobooks by Kingsley Amis
Lucky Jim Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Green Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Kingsley Amis: A BBC Radio Drama Collection: I Spy Strangers, I Want It Now, All Free Now based on Girl 20 and more Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Alteration Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings