The Life of Kingsley Amis
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- Synopsis
- This comprehensive biography of British comic novelist Kingsley Amis (1922-1995) draws on interviews with those who knew him, his fiction and poetry, memoirs, and letters to describe his life. Leader (English literature, U. of Roehampton, UK) uses six themes to construct the narrative: the influence of his early upbringing, aggression in his character and writings, his energy, his sense of writing as craft or profession, his issues with distinctions between high and low culture and love of popular forms, and his obsession with egotism, selfishness, and inconsiderateness. He also discusses his writing methods and the relationship of his writings to his contemporaries. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2006
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780307496454
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780224062275, 9780099428428, 9780375424984
- Publisher:
- Pantheon Books
- Date of Addition:
- 12/09/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Zachary Leader
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.