What happened to Kingsley Amis? Ethnicity, Wedding, Age, Net Worth



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Kingsley Amis was born on April 16, 1922, in London, England. His father, William Robert Amis, was a clerk in the British civil service, and his mother, Rosa Annie (née Lucas), was a housewife. He has one older brother, Philip. Amis was educated at the City of London School and at St. John’s College, Oxford.

After graduation, Amis worked for the British Foreign Office in the Information Department during World War II. He then taught at the University of Wales, Swansea, from 1946 to 1948. In 1948, he returned to Oxford as a lecturer in English at St. John’s College.

Amis’s first novel, Lucky Jim (1954), was an instant success and established him as a leading voice of the “Angry Young Men,” a group of young writers who were critical of British society and culture. His other novels include That Uncertain Feeling (1955), Take a Girl Like You (1960), I Like It Here (1962), One Fat Englishman (1963), The Green Man (1969), The Riverside Villas Murder (1973), Jake’s Thing (1978), Stanley and the Women (1984), and The Old Devils (1986).

Amis was married twice and had three children. His first marriage, to Hilary Anne Bardwell, ended in divorce in 1965. His second marriage, to Elizabeth Jane Howard, lasted from 1965 until her death in 2000. He died on October 22, 1995, at his home in London.

Kingsley Amis was a prolific and acclaimed English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. He is best known for his first novel, Lucky Jim (1954), which is considered a classic of the genre. Amis also wrote several other well-received novels, including That Uncertain Feeling (1955), Take a Girl Like You (1960), I Like It Here (1962), One Fat Englishman (1963), The Green Man (1969), The Riverside Villas Murder (1973), Jake’s Thing (1978), Stanley and the Women (1984), and The Old Devils (1986). In addition to his novels, Amis wrote poetry, criticism, and non-fiction. He was married twice and had three children.

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