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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, One Fat Englishman, Ending Up, Jake's Thing and The Old Devils. His biographer, Zachary Leader, called Amis "the finest English comic novelist of the second half of the twentieth century." He is the father of the novelist Martin Amis. In 2008, The Times ranked him ninth on a list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945.
BornKingsley William Amis, April 16, 1922, Clapham, London, England
DiedOctober 22, 1995, London, England
OccupationNovelist, poet, critic and teacher
Alma materSt John's College, Oxford
Period1947–1995
GenreFiction, fictional prose
Literary movementAngry Young Men
SpouseHilary Ann Bardwell (married 1948–1965, divorced), Elizabeth Jane Howard (married 1965–1983, divorced)
ChildrenPhilip Amis, Martin Amis, Sally Amis

About Kingsley Amis

Novelist Kingsley Amis was born on April 16, 1922 in London, England (He dies at the age of 73, on October 22, 1995).

He is most known for his funny books. He was a twentieth-century British writer, poet, educator, and literary critic. Lucky Jim and That Uncertain Feeling are two of his most well-known works.

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Kingsley Amis before becoming famous

Kingsley Amis was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1922 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dog (狗).

He attended St. John's College, Oxford, and participated in World War II for a short time.

Achievement of Kingsley Amis

He was a member of the 1950s literary movement known as the Angry Young Men.

Kingsley Amis's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He had three children with his first wife, Hilary Bardwell, Margin, Sally, and Philip, before leaving her for his second wife, Elizabeth Jane Howard.

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Kingsley Amis Collabed with

He and Poet W.H. Auden edited different editions of the same British poetry anthology.

Kingsley Amis Income & Net worth

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