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Death of Kingsley Amis

Title
Death of Kingsley Amis
Genre
Interview; Obituary
TX Date
22 Oct 1995
Year of production
1995
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Duration
00:02:01
Description
Nicola Jackson looks back on the life and work of writer Sir Kingsley Amis, author of Lucky Jim and The Old Devils, who has died at St Pancras Hospital this morning after suffering a fall and crushed vertebrae last month. Includes archive interview with Amis on his hope he makes people laugh, his enjoyment in offending them, and on finding something to say when someone has suddenly died.
Contributors
Nicola Jackson; Kingsley Amis
Keywords
Authors; Deaths; Writers; Novelists; Kingsley Amis; Lucky Jim; The Old Devils

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