The Green Man
by Amis, Kingsley
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
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.
Reviews
During the 1950s, after the publication of Lucky Jim, Kingsley Amis was known as one of The Angry Young Men. Some of the of the anger may be gone, but the wit is still there. This a funny, literate and satirical ghost story, although the ghost isn't the protagonist's main problem. That seems to be to find a way to get his wife, his girlfriend, and himself, in the same bed at the same time...
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 5384
- Title
- The Green Man
- Author
- Amis, Kingsley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace and World
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- FICTION
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- First Edition
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