Kingsley Amis

Sir Kingsley William Amis was born in 1922 in Clapham, London. He attended the City of London School and in 1941 was admitted to St. John's College, Oxford. From 1942 to 1945, he had to interrupt his studies in English Literature to serve in the war. From 1949 to 1963, he taught at various universities in Great Britain and the United States. His literary career began with poetry, which he continued to pursue, but he became known as a comic novelist with his very first novel, "Lucky Jim" (1954). He also wrote essays, critical texts, scripts, as well as mystery and science fiction short stories. He passed away in 1995.