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The Green Man
by Amis, Kingsley
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1969. First edition, first printing. Published by Jonathan Cape in London, 1969. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper, designed by Colin Andrews, has some slight wear throughout, with a notable chip at the spine. It has been price clipped, but retains the 30s net price. There are some slight surface scratches. The boards are free from notable chips and marks. The text blocks are bright and white throughout and it is free from previous owners ink. Overall, this is a near fine copy. A Times Literary Supplement reviewer described The Green Man as "three genres of novel in one": ghost story, moral fable, and comic novel. The novel reflects Amis's willingness to experiment with genre novels
Synopsis
KINGSLEY AMIS was born in south London in 1922 and was educated at the City of London School and St John's College, Oxford. After the publication of Lucky Jim in 1954, Kingsley Amis wrote over twenty novels, including The Alteration , winner of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, The Old Devils , winner of the Booker Prize in 1986, and The Biographer's Moustache , which was to be his last book. He also wrote on politics, education, language, films, television, restaurants and drink. Kingsley Amis was awarded the CBE in 1981 and received a knighthood in 1990. He died in October 1995.
Reviews
On Jul 31 2007, W. Fraser Sandercombe said:
During the 1950s, after the publication of Lucky Jim, Kingsley Amis was known as one of The Angry Young Men. Some of the of the anger may be gone, but the wit is still there. This a funny, literate and satirical ghost story, although the ghost isn't the protagonist's main problem. That seems to be to find a way to get his wife, his girlfriend, and himself, in the same bed at the same time...
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- Bookseller
- John Atkinson Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15987
- Title
- The Green Man
- Author
- Amis, Kingsley
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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