The Green Man by Kingsley Amis (English) Compact Disc Book

Description: The Green Man by Kingsley Amis, Joe Dixon Maurice Allington has reached middle age and is haunted by death. As he says, "I honestly cant see why everybody who isnt a child, everybody whos theoretically old enough to have understood what death means, doesnt spend all his time thinking about it. Its a pretty arresting thought." He also happens to own and run a country inn that is haunted. The Green Man opens as Maurices father drops dead (had he seen something in the room?) and continues as friends and family convene for the funeral.Maurices problems are many and increasing: How to deal with his own declining health? How to reach out to a teenage daughter who watches TV all the time? How to get his best friends wife in the sack? How to find another drink? (And another.) And then there is always death.The Green Man is a ghost story that hits a live nerve, a very black comedy with an uncannily happy ending: in other words, Kingsley Amis at his best. FORMAT Compact Disc LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Kingsley Amiss (1922-1995) works take a humorous yet highly critical look at British society, especially in the period following the end of the Second World War. 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. He received a knighthood in 1990. Review "The Green Man is an extremely funny book, filled with slapstick, parody and satire. Indeed, the success of this short novel depends very much on the balance that Amis maintains between fear and laughter.-- "New York Times""Contains all the best and familiar Amis qualities--including superb sexual comedy."-- "Sunday Times""It is no small thing to have written a good ghost story; to have written a ghost story that is also a major novel is nothing short of miraculous."-- "Book World""What makes The Green Man readable and re-readable is the skill with which Amis, like Henry James before him, turns the narrative screw. It is, quite simply, a rattling good ghost story."-- "The Times (UK)" Review Quote "What makes The Green Man readable and re-readable is the skill with which Amis, like Henry James before him, turns the narrative screw. It is, quite simply, a rattling good ghost story." Details ISBN Author Joe Dixon Language English ISBN-13 9798212185301 Format Compact Disc Publisher Blackstone Publishing Imprint Blackstone Publishing Playing time 466 Year 2023 Narrator Joe Dixon Publication Date 2023-04-25 DEWEY FIC Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158418257;

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