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British novelist Kingsley Amis gives his witty and charming advice on all things alcoholic. Tthe first of Amis's three alcohol books, On Drink contains illustrations by the late Nicholas Bentley.Tags
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My much-needed sorbet course to escape the Russian black dog brought me to Kinsley Amis On Drink (Jonathan Cape) which was originally published in 1972, with some amusing caricature sketches by Nicolas Bentley. I’m not sure what to say other than it’s pretty much exactly what you might imagine it to be. Cocktail recipes, hangover cures, top tips and old wives tales challenged. If you like Kingsley Amis and/or his writing and his books, you will probably love this book. If you do not, and there are some understandable reasons why you may take against him, then you will probably not chuckle and smile your way through this. It did me just fine and I am now back in the game.
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Kingsley Amis is generally considered one of the "angry young men" of the 1950s. He was born in London in 1922 and educated at the City of London School. He received a degree in English language and literature from St. John's College, Oxford, in 1947. Until 1961 Amis lectured in English at University College, Swansea, and for the following two show more years at Cambridge. In 1947 Amis published his first collection of poems, Bright November. Frame of Mind followed in 1953 and Poems: Fantasy Portraits in 1954. His first novel, Lucky Jim (1954), established his reputation as a writer. He followed with That Uncertain Feeling (1956), and I Like It Here (1958). A longtime James Bond devotee, Amis wrote a James Bond adventure after the death of Ian Fleming in 1964. Amis's study of the famous spy was titled The James Bond Dossier (1965). Amis received the Booker Prize for the Old Devils (1986). Amis's later works include Memoirs (1990), and The King's English, a collection of essays on the craft of writing well. Amis was knighted in 1990. He died in 1995. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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