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Kingsley Amis
AuthorBooks · Second hand1922-1995
Sir Kingsley William Amis was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. He wrote more than 20 novels, six volumes of poetry, a memoir, short stories, radio and television scripts, and works of social and literary criticism. He is best known for satirical comedies such as Lucky Jim (1954), One Fat Englishman (1963), Ending Up (1974), Jake's Thing (1978) and The Old Devils (1986). His biographer Zachary Leader called Amis "the finest English comic novelist of the second half of the twentieth century." In 2008, The Times ranked him ninth on a list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945. He was the father of the novelist Martin Amis. Amis was knighted in 1990.
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Birth
1922
Death
1995
First book
1947
Years writing
79
Kingsley Amis was born in 1922 in Clapham Common, South London.
Although world-renowned for his novels, his first literary interest began with poetry at the age of eleven.
His most famous work, Lucky Jim, was published in 1954 and received an enthusiastic reception from critics.
In addition to being a novelist, Amis had a prolific career as a literary critic, journalist, and university lecturer.
His versatility allowed him to explore various genres, from science fiction to autobiography, with over two hundred published works.