Kingsley Amis

Kingsley Amis

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Kingsley Amis was born on April 16, 1922 in London, England as Kingley Amis. He was a writer, known for Take a Girl Like You (1970), The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim (1967) and Lucky Jim (1957). He was married to Elizabeth Jane Howard and Hilary Ann Bardwell. He died on October 22, 1995 in London.

  • When was
    Kingsley Amis born?

    Kingsley Amis was born on Sunday, April 16, 1922

  • Where was
    Kingsley Amis born?

    Kingsley Amis was born in London, England, UK

  • How old was
    Kingsley Amis when they died?

    Kingsley Amis was 74

  • When did Kingsley Amis die?

    Kingsley Amis died on
    Sunday, October 22, 1995

  • How tall is Kingsley Amis?

    Kingsley Amis is 5'11"(1.8m)


Best Quotes

  • He was of the faith chiefly in the sense that the church he currently did not attend was Catholic.
  • Growing older, I have lost the need to be political, which means, in this country, the need to be left. I am driven into grudging toleration of the Conservative Party because it is the party of non-politics, of resistance to politics.
  • The ideal of brotherhood of man, the building of the Just City, is one that cannot be discarded without lifelong feelings of disappointment and loss. But, if we are to live in the real world, discard it we must. Its very nobility makes the results of its breakdown doubly horrifying, and it breaks down, as it always will, not by some external agency but because it cannot work.
  • It was no wonder that people were so horrible when they started life as children.
  • It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start their life as children.
  • Outside every fat man there was an even fatter man trying to close in.

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