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2001 book by Kingsley Amis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Letters of Kingsley Amis (2001) was assembled and edited by the American literary critic Zachary Leader. It is a collection of more than 800 letters from Amis to many different friends and professional acquaintances from 1941 until shortly before his death in 1995. About one quarter of the letters selected were addressed to Amis's close friend, the poet Philip Larkin.
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Author | Kingsley Amis, edited by Zachary Leader |
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Language | English |
Genre | Correspondence |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 21 November 2001 |
Publication place | England |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 1264 |
ISBN | 0-00-257095-5 |
OCLC | 48453938 |
828/.91409 22 | |
LC Class | PR6001.M6 Z48 2001 |
The other recipients of letters included in the book include:
The publication of the book was concurrent with that of Experience, a memoir by Kingsley Amis's son, the novelist Martin Amis. The author David Lodge called the Letters "a major literary event" and the critic John Carey proclaimed Leader's editing of the letters to be "omniscient".
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