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
The Old Devils
Written by Kingsley Amis
- Winner
- The Booker Prize 1986
- Published by Hutchinson
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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
Do people ever really grow up? These old devils are just as they have always been, but trapped in a slowly aging body. It’s like living in a house that needs repair, but the repairman never comes. When Alun Weaver and his wife, Rhiannon, a famous beauty in her day, move into a quiet retirement community, they find it peopled by friends from former days. Suddenly all the ambitions and energies, overgrown with years like weeds, burst out afresh.
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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