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The Letters of Kingsley Amis (2001) was assembled and edited by the American literary critic Zachary Leader. It is a collection of more than 800 letters from Amis to many different friends and professional acquaintances from 1941 until shortly Read More..

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Description	The Letters of Kingsley Amis (2001) was assembled and edited by the American literary critic Zachary Leader. It is a collection of more than 800 letters from Amis to many different friends and professional acquaintances from 1941 until shortly before his death in 1995. About one quarter of the letters selected were addressed to Amis's close friend, the poet Philip Larkin.The other recipients of letters included in the book include:Brian Aldiss, novelistMartin Amis, novelist and Amis's younger sonPhilip Amis, Amis's older sonJohn Betjeman, poetRobert Conquest, historian and poetBrian Cox, literary criticRobert Graves, poet and novelistElizabeth Jane Howard, novelist, Amis's second wife Anthony Powell, novelistC.P. Snow, novelistAnthony Boucher, novelistPaul Ferris (author)The publication of the book was concurrent with that of Experience, a memoir by Kingsley Amis's son, the novelist Martin Amis. The author David Lodge called the Letters "a major literary event" and the critic John Carey proclaimed Leader's editing of the letters to be "omniscient".
Description	The Letters of Kingsley Amis (2001) was assembled and edited by the American literary critic Zachary Leader. It is a collection of more than 800 letters from Amis to many different friends and professional acquaintances from 1941 until shortly before his death in 1995. About one quarter of the letters selected were addressed to Amis's close friend, the poet Philip Larkin.The other recipients of letters included in the book include:Brian Aldiss, novelistMartin Amis, novelist and Amis's younger sonPhilip Amis, Amis's older sonJohn Betjeman, poetRobert Conquest, historian and poetBrian Cox, literary criticRobert Graves, poet and novelistElizabeth Jane Howard, novelist, Amis's second wife Anthony Powell, novelistC.P. Snow, novelistAnthony Boucher, novelistPaul Ferris (author)The publication of the book was concurrent with that of Experience, a memoir by Kingsley Amis's son, the novelist Martin Amis. The author David Lodge called the Letters "a major literary event" and the critic John Carey proclaimed Leader's editing of the letters to be "omniscient".

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Name	The Letters of Kingsley Amis
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Authors	Kingsley Amis, edited by Zachary Leader
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Genre	Correspondence
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Language	English
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Country	England
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