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Kingsley Amis

1922 - 1995

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Sir Kingsley William Amis (16 April 1922 – 22 October 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. He wrote more than 20 novels, six volumes of poetry, a memoir, short stories, radio and television scripts, and works of social and literary criticism. He is best known for satirical comedies such as Lucky Jim (1954), One Fat Englishman (1963), Ending Up (1974), Jake's Thing (1978) and The Old Devils (1986). His biographer Zachary Leader called Amis "the finest English comic novelist of the second half of the twentieth century." In 2008, The Times ranked him ninth on a list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kingsley Amis is the 2,109th most popular writer (up from 2,331st in 2019), the 1,846th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,728th in 2019) and the 199th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Kingsley Amis ranks 2,109 out of 7,302. Before him are Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Edmond Hamilton, Tin Ujević, Tomé Pires, and Jordan of Saxony. After him are Maximus the Greek, Dionysios Solomos, Guan Hanqing, Benoît de Sainte-Maure, Kate Millett, and Niccolò de' Niccoli.

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Among people born in 1922, Kingsley Amis ranks 136. Before him are Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, Albert Lamorisse, Stephen Toulmin, András Hegedüs, Cyd Charisse, and Micheline Presle. After him are Ivry Gitlis, Taro Kagawa, Manolis Glezos, Felicia Montealegre Bernstein, Luis Echeverría, and Jerzy Kawalerowicz. Among people deceased in 1995, Kingsley Amis ranks 98. Before him are Arturo Frondizi, James Herriot, Annie Fischer, Morarji Desai, Gabriel Urgebadze, and Dirceu. After him are Ida Lupino, Mia Martini, Juan Carlos Onganía, Georgy Beregovoy, J. Presper Eckert, and Sylvester Stadler.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kingsley Amis ranks 1,846 out of 8,785. Before him are Norman Davies (1939), Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (1777), John William Godward (1861), Charli XCX (1992), John Eliot Gardiner (1943), and George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608). After him are John Moore (1761), Martin Freeman (1971), Lynn Redgrave (1943), Jean Marsh (1934), Ida Lupino (1918), and Alice Keppel (1868).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Kingsley Amis ranks 199. Before him are Philip Sidney (1554), Anne Perry (1938), George MacDonald (1824), Frederick Marryat (1792), Christopher Isherwood (1904), and Marjorie Boulton (1924). After him are Arthur Young (1741), Richard Aldington (1892), Brian Aldiss (1925), Terry Eagleton (1943), Christina Rossetti (1830), and Richard Adams (1920).

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