Kingsley Amis
Posted by Tel on July 14, 2009
Kingsley Amis (1922-1925)
English Novelist, Poet, Teacher and Critic
The group of British writers called the “Angry Young Men” included Kingsley Amis, John Osborne and Alan Sillitoe, among others. This was in the 1950s when these writers shocked readers with their rejection of middle-class values. Amis, famous for the novel,Lucky Jim, is known for his satires on the class system.
Early Years of Kingsley Amis
Kingsley Amis was born on April 16, 1922 in London. When he was 19, he won a scholarship at Oxford University where he studied English.
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