Memoirs

Kingsley Amis was born in south London in 1922 and was educated at the City of London School and St John's College, Oxford. After the publication of Lucky Jim in 1954, Kingsley Amis wrote over twenty novels, including The Alteration, winner of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, The Old Devils, winner of the Booker Prize in 1986, and The Biographer's Moustache, which was to be his last book. He also wrote on politics, education, language, films, television, restaurants and drink. Kingsley Amis was awarded the CBE in 1981 and received a knighthood in 1990. He died in October 1995.

"A highly amusing read, and pretty much the only thing today that is capable of distracting me... It has some splendid moments" New Statesman "The funniest book I have ever reviewed" -- Christopher Caldwell The American Spectator "Thoroughly amusing" Washington Post "Horribly enjoyable...the chief feeling is shame at laughing quite so much" -- Blake Morrison Independent on Sunday "I had expected to dislike Kingsley Amis's Memoirs, but ended up thinking them the funniest book of the year" -- D J Taylor Independent