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Kingsley Amis
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English novelist, poet, critic and teacher (1922-1995)
Kingsley Amis was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher who lived from 1922 to 1995 and became one of the most prominent literary figures of his era. He matters because his sharp wit, satirical novels, and influential criticism shaped mid-twentieth-century British literature and continue to be studied and read today.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 16 April 1922
- Died
- 22 October 1995
- Works
- 205
Top works
- Possible Tomorrows
- the anti - death league
- one fat englishman
- ONE FAT ENGLSHMAN
- The Riverside Villas murder
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Film & TV
Known for
- The Return of the Green Man — Self1990
- Split Screen1986
- Tell Me Lies — Party Guest1968
- Omnibus1967
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Spouse
- Elizabeth Jane Howard
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- St John's College
- Employer
- Swansea University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Notable work
- The Old Devils
- Field of work
- poetry
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- British Army
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- date of birth
- 1922-04-16
- date of death
- 1995-10-22
- birth name
- Kingsley William Amis
- place of burial
- Golders Green Crematorium
- start of work period
- 1947-00-00
- ethnic group
- English people
- writing language
- English language
- nominated for
- Booker Prize
- name in native language
- Kingsley Amis
- P12749
- Theodoxus
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Kingsley William Amis (16 April 1922 – 22 October 1995) 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.
Early life
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