Richard Bradford

The Odd Couple: The Curious Friendship Between Kingsley Amis and Philip Larkin

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The fascinating relationship between two of the most controversial and successful literary figures of the Twentieth century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: ROBSON PR
• Seitenzahl: 373
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 156mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 638g
• ISBN-13: 9781849543750
• ISBN-10: 1849543755
• Artikelnr.: 35751895

Autorenporträt

Richard Bradford: Richard Bradford has authored biographies of Kingsley Amis (Lucky Him 978 0720611175), Philip Larkin (First Boredom, Then Fear 978 0720613254) and Martin Amis (978 1605983851).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction and Acknowledgements vii
Chapter 1 Before They Met 1
Chapter 2 Early Years 28
Chapter 3 The Return of Amis 59
Chapter 4 Lucky Jim 82
Chapter 5 Belfast 108
Chapter 6 The 1950s 140
Chapter 7 The Third Man 196
Chapter 8 The Split 214
Chapter 9 Worlds Apart 252
Chapter 10 Reconciliation 280
Chapter 11 'And age, and then the only end of age' 323
Select Bibliography 361
Index 365