Kingsley Amis won the 1986 Booker for The Old Devils, which is considered by many, including his son and fellow author Martin, to be his masterpiece
Jake's Thing
Written by Kingsley Amis
- Shortlisted
- The Booker Prize 1978
- Published by Hutchinson
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As Jake nears his 60th birthday, his hitherto faithful - to him, at least - companion goes missing. Kingsley Amis leads the hunt for Jake’s libido
When trout with almonds and Thunderball on the television seems a more enticing prospect than a romp with your bosomy ex-mistress from Baltimore then something is seriously wrong - or so thinks Jake Richardson, an Oxford don nearing 60 with a lifetime’s lechery behind him.
Kingsley Amis
Kingsley Amis was born in London. He is renowned as one of the finest English comic novelists of the second half of the 20th century
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Kingsley Amis’ deliciously malicious tale tackles twin irritations: the inevitability of growing old, and living in a world inhabited by others
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