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Kingsley Amis

KingsleyAmis, the author of Lucky Jim, was born in the south of London in 1922. His first interest in literature was in the field of poetry. At the age of eleven he was writing verse, at the university he was one of the editors of Oxford Poetry 1949, and his own poetry has been published in two books: A Frame of Mind and A Case of Samples. His name is often to be seen in British newspapers and magazines as the writer of articles and reviews.
Lucky Jim, published in 1954, was Amis's first novel. It was something so different, so fresh and so brilliantly clever that the critics welcomed it with excitement.
Kingsley Amis is a university lecturer in English. In Lucky Jim he takes us into a world he knows well; it is set in a university college ' somewhere in England', but you need not have seen a British university to enjoy this book.

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Born 16 April 1922
Died 22 October 1995

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  • Cover of: Lucky Jim: a novel

    Cover of edition luckyjim0000amis Cover of edition luckyjim00amis Cover of edition luckyjimnovel00amisrich Cover of edition luckyjim0000amis_s0i3 Cover of edition luckyjim000king Cover of edition luckyjim0000amis_a1b0 First published in 1953 — 48 editions
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    First published in 1958 — 9 editions
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    First published in 1969 — 9 editions
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    First published in 1960 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The King's English: a guide to modern usage

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  • Cover of: The Old Devils

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    First published in 1968 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Ending up

    First published in 1974 — 5 editions
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Born 16 April 1922
Died 22 October 1995

Subjects

British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, Fiction, general, Science fiction, Fiction in English, England, fiction, English poetry, English fiction, English literature, Alcoholic beverages, Man-woman relationships, Amis, kingsley, 1922-1995, Man-woman relationships, fiction, American fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, short stories (single author), Middle-aged men, American Science fiction, British, English Science fiction, Fiction, alternative history, Fiction, satire, History and criticism, New York Times reviewed

Places

Great Britain, England, Athens (Greece), Greece, United States, Alabama, Commonwealth countries, English-speaking countries, London, London (England), Owl Creek Bridge, Oxford (England), Portugal, South England, Toledo

People

Ian Fleming (1908-1964), Kingsley Amis, Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), Father Time, Kingsley Amis (1922-), Peyton Farquhar

Time

20th century, 1861-65, 1945-, 1950's, 1957-1967, 19th century, mid 1960's

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Alternative names

  • Kingsley Amis, Robert Markham
  • Robert Markham
  • Robert (Kingsley Amis) Markham
  • kingsley amis
  • Amis,Kingsley
  • AMIS,Kingsley
  • Kingsley (Ed.) Amis
  • Kingsley (Editor) Amis
  • Kingsley (Chosen by) Amis

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August 31, 2023 Edited by Dirk_P_Broer dates of birth and death
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