# Kingsley Amis

> Sir Kingsley William Amis was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. He wrote more than 20 novels, six volumes of poetry, a memoir, short stories, radio and television scripts, and works of social and literary criticism. He is best known for satirical comedies such as Lucky Jim (1954), One Fat Englishman (1963), Ending Up (1974), Jake's Thing (1978) and The Old Devils (1986). His biographer Zachary Leader called Amis "the finest English comic novelist of the second half of the twentieth century." In 2008, The Times ranked him ninth on a list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945. He was the father of the novelist Martin Amis. Amis was knighted in 1990.

*English novelist, poet, critic and teacher (1922-1995)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1922-04-16
- **Died:** 1995-10-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 55.8
- **Momentum:** 8.5

## Platforms
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## Timeline
- **1995** - Died
- **1990** - Cholmondeley Award
- **1986** - Booker Prize
- **1977** - John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
- **1955** - Somerset Maugham Award
- **1922** - Born

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