Elegant, provocative and hugely entertaining, Kingsley Amis's memoirs are filled with anecdotes, experiences and portraits of famous friends, family, acquaintances (and a few eminent foes). From his childhood days to Oxford and army life, his travels abroad and his years as a successful novelist, Me
Memoirs
β Scribed by Williams, Tennessee
- Publisher
- New Directions
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- en-ca
- Weight
- 3 MB
- Category
- Fiction
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