Kingsley Amis

Kingsley Amis

(1922–1995) short story writer United Kingdom

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Kingsley Amis (1922–1995) was a United Kingdom short story writer, known for Lucky Jim|The Old Devils.

About Kingsley Amis

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.

Known for:

Lucky Jim|The Old Devils

Notable works:

Lucky Jim

Awards:

Commander of the Order of the British Empire|Booker Prize|Somerset Maugham Award|Knight Bachelor|John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel|Cholmondeley Award

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