Kingsley Amis

Kingsley Amis

Kingsley Amis also wrote as: William ('Bill') Tanner.

Kingsley Amis was born in Clapham, Lambeth, London, England on April 16th, 1922 and passed away at the age of 73 on October 22nd, 1995.

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Kingsley Amis Stats: The highest rated book by Kingsley Amis on Book Notification is Lucky Jim, the first novel in the Jim Dixon series. The second-highest rated book is The Old Devils, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Kingsley Amis on Book Notification is Lucky Jim, the first novel in the Jim Dixon series. The second most read book is The Old Devils, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Kingsley Amis books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Kingsley Amis is the Jim Dixon Series.

List of Jim Dixon Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.2
Lucky Jim
1954
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2
That Uncertain Feeling
1955
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3
I Like it Here
1958
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4
Lucky Jim's Politics.
1968
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List of Patrick Standish and Jenny Bunn Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Take a Girl Like You
1960
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2
Difficulties with Girls
1988
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List of Spectrum Books in Publication Order (with Robert Conquest)

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Spectrum I (With: Robert Conquest)
1961
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2
Spectrum II (With: Robert Conquest)
1962
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3
Spectrum III (With: Robert Conquest)
1963
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4
Spectrum IV (With: John Wyndham, Cordwainer Smith, Robert Conquest)
1965
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List of James Bond Books in Publication Order

Further thrilling, action-packed stories featuring the famous secret agent, capturing his essence.

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
Colonel Sun
1968
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2
10
The Authorized Biography of 007 (By: John George Pearson)
1973
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3
8
License Renewed ( By: John Gardner)
1981
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4
8
For Special Services ( By: John Gardner)
1982
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5
8
Icebreaker ( By: John Gardner)
1983
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6
Role of Honor ( By: John Gardner)
1984
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7
8
Nobody Lives Forever ( By: John Gardner)
1986
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8
No Deals, Mr. Bond ( By: John Gardner)
1987
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9
Scorpius ( By: John Gardner)
1988
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10
Licence to Kill ( By: John Gardner)
1989
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11
10
Win, Lose or Die ( By: John Gardner)
1989
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12
Brokenclaw ( By: John Gardner)
1990
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13
The Man from Barbarossa ( By: John Gardner)
1991
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14
Death Is Forever ( By: John Gardner)
1992
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15
Never Send Flowers ( By: John Gardner)
1993
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16
SeaFire ( By: John Gardner)
1994
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17
GoldenEye ( By: John Gardner)
1995
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18
Cold Fall ( By: John Gardner)
1996
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19
Zero Minus Ten ( By: Raymond Benson)
1997
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20
6
Tomorrow Never Dies ( By: Raymond Benson)
1997
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21
The Facts of Death ( By: Raymond Benson)
1998
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22
The World is Not Enough ( By: Raymond Benson)
1999
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23
10
High Time to Kill ( By: Raymond Benson)
1999
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24
Doubleshot ( By: Raymond Benson)
2000
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25
Never Dream of Dying ( By: Raymond Benson)
2001
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26
The Man With the Red Tattoo ( By: Raymond Benson)
2002
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27
Die Another Day ( By: Raymond Benson)
2002
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28
7
Devil May Care (By: Sebastian Faulks)
2008
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29
7.7
Carte Blanche (By: Jeffery Deaver)
2011
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30
6
Solo (By: William Boyd)
2013
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31
8.3
Trigger Mortis (By: Anthony Horowitz)
2015
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32
9
Forever and a Day ( By: Anthony Horowitz)
2018
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33
8
With a Mind to Kill (By: Anthony Horowitz)
2022
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
My Enemy's Enemy
1962
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2
One Fat Englishman
1963
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3
The Egyptologists
1966
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4
The Anti-Death League
1966
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5
I Want It Now
1968
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6
The Green Man
1969
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7
Girl, 20
1971
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8
Dear Illusion
1972
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9
The Riverside Villas Murder
1973
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10
Ending Up
1974
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11
The Crime of the Century
1975
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12
The Alteration
1976
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13
The Darkwater Hall Mystery
1978
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14
Jake's Thing
1978
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15
Russian Hide-and-Seek
1980
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16
Stanley and the Women
1984
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17
10
The Old Devils
1986
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18
The Folks That Live on the Hill
1990
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19
We Are All Guilty
1991
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20
The Russian Girl
1992
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21
The Biographer's Moustache
1995
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Bright November
1947
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2
A Frame of Mind
1953
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3
A Case of Samples
1956
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4
A Look Around the Estate
1967
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5
Collected Poems, 1944-1979
1979
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6
Collected Short Stories
1980
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7
The Pleasure of Poetry
1990
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8
Mr. Barrett's Secret and Other Stories
1993
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9
Complete Stories
2011
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
New Maps of Hell
1960
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2
The James Bond Dossier
1965
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3
What Became of Jane Austen?
1970
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4
Tennyson
1972
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5
On Drink
1972
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6
Rudyard Kipling and His World
1975
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7
Harold's Years
1977
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8
An Arts Policy?
1979
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9
Everyday Drinking
1983
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10
How's Your Glass?
1984
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11
The Great British Songbook
1986
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12
The Amis Collection
1990
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13
Memoirs
1991
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14
Kingsley Amis in Life and Letters
1991
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15
You Can't Do Both
1994
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16
8
The King's English
1996
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17
The Letters of Kingsley Amis
2000
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18
Conversations with Kingsley Amis
2009
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19
Raising a Smile
2019
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List of Kingsley Amis Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Faber Popular Reciter
1921
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2
Writing in America
1962
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3
Five-Odd / Possible Tomorrows
1964
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4
Spectrum IV
1965
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5
The Best of British SF 2
1977
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6
The New Oxford Book of Light Verse
1978
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7
Right Turn: Eight Men Who Changed Their Minds
1978
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8
Best for Winter
1979
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9
The Golden Age of Science Fiction
1981
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10
The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories
1987
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11
The Amis Anthology
1988
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12
The Little Book of Horrors: Tiny Tales of Terror
1992
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13
The Amis Story Anthology
1992
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14
The Young Oxford Book of Nightmares
2000
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Kingsley Amis

Kingsley Amis (Kingsley William Amis) was born on April 16th, 1922. Kingsley passed away October 22nd, 1995 at 73 years old. Kingsley Amis was born in Clapham, Lambeth, London, England.

Kingsley Amis (Kingsley William Amis) is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 21 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1962 with the novel My Enemy's Enemy. The most recently released novel was The Biographer's Moustache which was released in 1995.

Kingsley Amis also wrote the Non-Fiction Books series which has 19 books including New Maps of Hell and The James Bond Dossier.

Kingsley Amis: Awards & Accolades

Amis' book, The Old Devils won the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 1986.

Kingsley Amis books have also been nominated for multiple awards, The Riverside Villas Murder was nominated for the Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award, in 1973. Ending Up was nominated for the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 1974. Jake's Thing was nominated for the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 1978.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Kingsley Amis are:

  1. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  2. George Orwell, author of the novel: 1984.
  3. Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher Series.
  4. Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale Series.
  5. Andy Weir, author of the novel: Project Hail Mary.

Kingsley Amis: F.A.Q

When was Kingsley Amis Born?

Kingsley Amis was born on April 16th, 1922.

When did Kingsley Amis die?

Kingsley Amis died on October 22nd, 1995 at 73 years old.

Where was Kingsley Amis Born?

Kingsley Amis was born in Clapham, Lambeth, London, England.

What book awards has Kingsley Amis won?

Amis' book, The Old Devils won the award Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 1986.

What was the first book Kingsley Amis wrote?

The first book written by Kingsley Amis was Bright November, published in 1947.

What was the most recent book Kingsley Amis wrote?

His most recently released work was Raising a Smile on January 1st, 2019.

How many books has Kingsley Amis written?

Kingsley Amis has written 60 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 4 books in the Jim Dixon Series, 2 books in the Patrick Standish and Jenny Bunn Series, 3 books in the Spectrum Series, 1 book in the James Bond Series, 1 book in the James Bond Non-Fiction Series, 21 Standalone Novels, 9 books in the Short Story Collections, 19 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 1 Short Story/Novella.

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