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Informationen zum Autor Kingsley Amis's (1922-95) works take a humorous yet highly critical look at British society, especially in the period following the end of World War II. Born in London, Amis explored his disillusionment in novels such as That Uncertain Feeling (1955). His other works include The Green Man (1970), Stanley and the Women (1984), and The Old Devils (1986), which won the Booker Prize. Amis also wrote poetry, criticism, and short stories. Klappentext 'I suppose it was conceited of me. But it was fun. And I felt like getting a bit of my own back on some of the people who'd conned and flattered me into wasting all those years.' Zusammenfassung 'I suppose it was conceited of me. But it was fun. And I felt like getting a bit of my own back on some of the people who'd conned and flattered me into wasting all those years.' In this wry, piercing short story from one of the greatest of all British postwar writers, an ageing poet considers the value of his art - and of the critics who've found genius in it. Then, with his final work, he exercises a unique revenge . . .

Product details

• Authors: Kingsley Amis
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.02.2011
• EAN: 9780141195735
• ISBN: 978-0-14-119573-5
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 112 mm x 162 mm x 7 mm
• Series: Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Mini Modern Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics; Penguin Mini Modern Classics
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature