The Old Devils
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The Old Devils  (English, Paperback, Amis Kingsley)

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    • Language: English
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
    • Genre: Fiction
    • ISBN: 9780099461050, 9780099461050
    • Pages: 400
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    Malcolm, Peter and Charlie and their Soave-sodden wives have one main ambition left in life: to drink Wales dry. But their routine is both shaken and stirred when they are joined by professional Welshman Alun Weaver (CBE) and his wife, Rhiannon.

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    Imprint
    • Vintage Classics
    Publication Year
    • February
    Awards
    • The Man Booker Prize Winner
    Award Year
    • 1986
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    Author Info
    • 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.
    Dimensions
    Width
    • 25 mm
    Height
    • 199 mm
    Length
    • 129 mm
    Depth
    • 24 inch
    Weight
    • 280 gr
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    Disappointing and convoluted

    I did not buy the item personally but I was gifted this exact edition bought from Flipkart itself.

    Anyway, having not read any of Amis's previous works, perhaps I lack the literary pedigree to appreciate the overtones of his writing. That being said, as this was a Man Booker winning book, I went in with some solid expectations (Particularly given this was recommended as a suggested reading to the comedic masterpiece 'A Confederacy of Dunces') - I came out thoroughly disappointed. A book abou...
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    Raj Anand

    Jan, 2014

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