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'I suppose it was conceited of me. But it was fun. And I felt like getting a bit of my own back on some of the people who'd conned and flattered me into wasting all those years.' In this wry, piercing short story from one of the greatest of all British postwar writers, an ageing poet considers the value of his art - and of the critics who've found genius in it. Then, with his final work, he exercises a unique revenge ...
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Kingsley Amis's (1922-95) works take a humorous yet highly critical look at British society, especially in the period following the end of World War II. Born in London, Amis explored his disillusionment in novels such as That Uncertain Feeling (1955). His other works include The Green Man (1970), Stanley and the Women (1984), and The Old Devils (1986), which won the Booker Prize. Amis also wrote poetry, criticism, and short stories.
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- PublisherCovent Garden P
- Publication date1972
- ISBN 10 0902843265
- ISBN 13 9780902843264
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages38
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Dear Illusion : Covent Garden Stories Number One
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Covent Garden Press Ltd., London
(1972)
ISBN 10: 0902843265
ISBN 13: 9780902843264
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Book Description Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Publisher's original pictorial stiff card wrappers, edition limited to 600 copies, faint fading to wrappers, covers clean, internally clean, no ownership marks. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 35 pages. Seller Inventory # 33552
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