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Kingsley Amis

Born April 16, 1922Died October 22, 1995

Kingsley Amis, 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. (Source: https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2215266A/Kingsley_Amis)

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Books16

The King's English: A Guide to Modern Usage

The King's English: A Guide to Modern Usage

1997
The Old Devils

The Old Devils

1986
Everyday Drinking

Everyday Drinking

1984
Stanley and the Women

Stanley and the Women

1984
Jake's Thing

Jake's Thing

1978
The Best of British SF 2

The Best of British SF 2

1977

with Keith Roberts, John Wyndham and Kenneth Bulmer

The Alteration

The Alteration

1976
Ending Up

Ending Up

1974
The Riverside Villas Murder

The Riverside Villas Murder

1973
Girl, 20

Girl, 20

1971
Lesovik

Lesovik

1969
The Green Man

The Green Man

1969
Colonel Sun

Colonel Sun

1968

with Robert Markham

The Anti-Death League

The Anti-Death League

1966
New Maps of Hell: A Survey of Science Fiction

New Maps of Hell: A Survey of Science Fiction

1960
Take a girl like you

Take a girl like you

1960

Graphic novels2

One Fat Englishman

One Fat Englishman

1963
Lucky Jim

Lucky Jim

1954