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Kingsley Amis: A Biography
 
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Kingsley Amis: A Biography (Paperback)

by Eric Jacobs (Author)
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  • Paperback: 403 pages
  • Publisher: Sceptre; New edition edition (18 Jan 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340654082
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340654088
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,747,017 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Kingsley Amis, in a 40-year writing career which began with "Lucky Jim", has produced more than 20 novels, several collections of poetry and countless other writings. He is a controversial figure, a Communist in his youth, an "Angry Young Man" in his 30s, he is now often seen as the epitome of the choleric right-wing clubman. In this biography, Eric Jacobs delves deep into Amis's life, revealing the man behind the literature, his early childhood in south London, his school and university life, his marriages and his novels. It is a compelling study of the man and his work, revealing Amis to be a more fascinating, driven and complex man than the stereotype suggests.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Hardly the undiscovered Amis, 21 May 2002
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Although this book is a commendably complete look at Amis's life and career, it suffers from being too uncritical. This is perhaps understandable because, as an authorised biography, Amis had final approval. It also has some strange and unneccesary repetitions, as pointed out by Martin Amis (with whom the author had a falling-out) in his brilliant autobiography 'Experience'.

Although Jacobs' book is interesting and well-written, for insight into Amis the father and man, as well as pre-eminent British comic author, far better read 'Experience'.

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