Kingsley Amis
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1PaulDalton
NYRB Classics are going to be publishing a lot of Kingsley Amis titles over the next few years, starting with Lucky Jim and The Old Devils. He's not the type of writer that I would immediately associate with the series.
I've never read him but I've ordered Lucky Jim. Are there any group members who know his work well?
I've never read him but I've ordered Lucky Jim. Are there any group members who know his work well?
3AsYouKnow_Bob
Are there any gruop members who know his work well?
(Tentatively raises hand...)
As a general rule, his early stuff is better than the later stuff. The sexism was always present, but it was more mainstream in the '50s; and, while Amis did change with the times, remarkably, it was in a retrograde direction.
(Similarly: in the '50s, Amis was a fan and proponent of 'jazz' - - but by the 1970s, he found Miles Davis unacceptable.)
That said, he was generally a reliable craftsman; I've read most of his output, and can think of only a couple real clunkers (from late in his career...).
(Tentatively raises hand...)
As a general rule, his early stuff is better than the later stuff. The sexism was always present, but it was more mainstream in the '50s; and, while Amis did change with the times, remarkably, it was in a retrograde direction.
(Similarly: in the '50s, Amis was a fan and proponent of 'jazz' - - but by the 1970s, he found Miles Davis unacceptable.)
That said, he was generally a reliable craftsman; I've read most of his output, and can think of only a couple real clunkers (from late in his career...).
4Marensr
I enjoyed Lucky Jim but that is the only work I know. It is more frivolous in the vein of The Dud Avocado but with a hapless man as the central character. It is also a send up of academia which is always fun. I can see what Urania says too, but I enjoyed my limited experience with him.