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The first volume of Graham Greene's notoriously misleading, mischevious, but nonetheless fascinating ...
'Superb-so heartbreaking that in comparison Jane Eyre seems to have got off lightly' Anita Brookner, ...
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EAN: 9780224061254
Published: 18 May 2000
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography & autobiography
A scrupulous and candid writer Guardian, Books of the Decade
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The eagerly-awaited authorised biography of Kingsley Amis
'The must-read book of the year, Blake Morrison writes about his mother with the mind of a poet, the eye of a detective and the heart of a loving son' Tony Parsons
'A moving and delightful book' Independent
A simple, moving, generous work - Independent
Jake's Thing has been brought back into print for a new audience after being unavailable for some time
Amis amazes at every turn - Mail on Sunday
'A great storyteller, although he was much more than a storyteller' Keith Waterhouse
'Superb-so heartbreaking that in comparison Jane Eyre seems to have got off lightly' Anita Brookner, Spectator
The first volume of Graham Greene's notoriously misleading, mischevious, but nonetheless fascinating autobiography
'Endlessly entertaining-Good, rollicking stuff, and a delight to read-Sir Kingsley Amis is surely one of the funniest men alive' Auberon Waugh, Sunday Telegraph
Martin Amis is the author of eleven previous novels, two collections of stories and seven works of non-fiction. He lives in London.