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 Biography of Kingsley Amis
6,447 words, approx. 22 pages
 More than thirty-five years after the turbulence attending the publication of his overwhelmingly popular first novel, Lucky Jim (1954), Kingsley Amis remains a controversial figure in English letters. Many find him an affable and entertaining novelist... summary from source:
 Biography of Kingsley (William) Amis
6,337 words, approx. 21 pages
"Crisp, witty, sardonic...." That is one way to introduce Kingsley Amis, the way one editor, Edward Lucie-Smith, took in 1970. Amis's wit began to delight the world in 1954 when his first novel, Lucky Jim, appeared. In verse it had begun to delight his... summary from source:
Biography of Kingsley (William) Amis
5,943 words, approx. 20 pages
Author of seventeen novels, three poetry collections, and more than twenty short stories, Kingsley Amis is a writer whose literary style defies categorization. In Kingsley Amis (1989) Richard Bradford warns the reader that "Amis is an 'experimental'...
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 Kingsley Amis Quotes
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 Sir Kingsley William Amis (April 16, 1922 – October 22, 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. See also his son novelist Martin Amis . Sourced Be glad you're fifty -- and That you got there while things were nice, In a world worth...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Kingsley Amis Information
3,686 words, approx. 12 pages
Sir Kingsley William Amis, CBE (April 16, 1922 – October 22, 1995) 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...
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 AP News Bond, James Bond, returning in book form
7/11/2007: 358 words, approx. 1 pagesJames Bond will soon be back, in bookstores. "Devil May Care," a novel written by British author Sebastian Faulks and authorized by the estate of the late Ian Fleming, is due to come out in 2008, the centennial of Fleming's birth.According to the Doubleday Broadway... summary from source:
AP News Author George MacDonald Fraser dies
1/2/2008: 476 words, approx. 2 pagesGeorge MacDonald Fraser, author of the "Flashman" series of historical adventure yarns, died Wednesday, his publisher said. He was 82.Fraser died following a battle with cancer, said Nicholas Latimer, director of publicity for Knopf, which will release Fraser's latest work "The Reavers" in the United... summary from source:
The New York Observer Bond Writer Bangs Out a Corker
9/4/2007: 865 words, approx. 3 pagesENGLEBYBy Sebastian Faulks Doubleday, 319 pages, $24.95 Until a couple of months ago, Sebastian Faulks had a solid reputation as a capable and successful writer of high-end historical fiction. Then two things happened: In July, Ian Fleming’s estate revealed that it had commissioned Mr. Faulks... summary from source:
Tango A Year In The Personals
6/30/2007: 2,212 words, approx. 7 pagesIt was one of my first online dates. We were slogging through the early stages of an awkward conversation over coffee; I confessed that I was new to this process and wasn’t very good at it. “If I ever get good at this,” the guy...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by James Gindin
7,611 words, approx. 25 pages
In the following essay, Gindin, a professor of English at the University of Michigan, considers the nature of comedy as well as the political and moral tone of Amis's work.
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Critical Review by James Wolcott
4,373 words, approx. 15 pages
In the following review of The Biographer's Moustache, Wolcott argues that Amis has been too harshly criticized and provides an overview of his career.
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Critical Essay by George Watson
3,965 words, approx. 13 pages
In the following essay, Watson, a longtime friend and colleague of Amis's, discusses their friendship, praising Amis as a novelist who expressed their generation's experiences.
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