Kingsley Amis



Kingsley Amis

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born April 16, 1922
died October 22, 1995
gender male
place of birth Clapham, South London, England, United Kingdom
genre Literature & Fiction

about this author

Sir Kingsley William Amis, CBE was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. He wrote more than twenty novels, three collections of poetry, short stories, radio and television scripts, and books of social and literary criticism. He fathered the English novelist Martin Amis.

Kingsley Amis was born in Clapham, South London, England, the son of William Robert Amis, a mustard manufacturer's clerk. He began his education at the City of London School, and went up to St. John's College, Oxford April 1941 to read English; it was there that he met Philip Larkin, with whom he formed the most important friendship of his life. After only a year, he was called up for Army service in July 1942. After serving in the Royal Corps of Signals in the ...more

books by Kingsley Amis

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avg rating: 3.86 | 1267 ratings | 64 distinct works
The Old Devils The Old Devils (Paperback)
by Kingsley Amis
avg rating 3.43 — 51 ratings — published 2004
2 editions
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Take a Girl Like You Take a Girl Like You (Paperback)
by Kingsley Amis
avg rating 3.45 — 31 ratings — published 1976
7 editions
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The King's English : A Guide t... The King's English : A Guide to Modern Usage (Paperback)
by Kingsley Amis
avg rating 4.08 — 26 ratings — published 1999
4 editions
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One Fat Englishman One Fat Englishman (Paperback)
by Kingsley Amis
avg rating 3.65 — 23 ratings — published 1989
6 editions
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Girl, 20 Girl, 20 (Paperback)
by Kingsley Amis
avg rating 3.55 — 20 ratings — published 1989
7 editions
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Stanley and the Women Stanley and the Women (Paperback)
by Kingsley Amis
avg rating 3.30 — 20 ratings — published 2004
4 editions
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Ending Up Ending Up (Paperback)
by Kingsley Amis
avg rating 3.87 — 15 ratings — published 1976
5 editions
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Lucky Jim Lucky Jim (TV tie-in) (Penguin Classics)
by Kingsley Amis
avg rating 4.07 — 14 ratings — published 2002
24 editions
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Jake's Thing Jake's Thing (Paperback)
by Kingsley Amis
avg rating 2.80 — 20 ratings — published 1980
9 editions
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The Alteration The Alteration (Paperback)
by Kingsley Amis
avg rating 3.38 — 16 ratings — published 1988
9 editions
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quotes by Kingsley Amis

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"Consciousness was upon him before he could get out of the way."
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"... all his faces were designed to express rage or loathing. Now that something had happened which really deserved a face, he had none to celebrate it with. As a kind of token, he made his Sex Life in Ancient Rome face."
Kingsley Amis (Lucky Jim)
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"If you can't annoy somebody, there is little point in writing."
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