AMIS


Meaning of AMIS in English

I . Kingsley Amis

(1922–95)

an English writer and poet. His most famous book is the comic novel Lucky Jim (1954). In 1986 he won the Booker Prize with The Old Devils . Most of his novels are angry but humorous attacks on aspects of modern life. He was the father of Martin Amis and was made a knight in 1990.

II . Martin Amis

(1949– )

an English writer and journalist. His novels include Dead Babies (1975), Money (1984), London Fields (1989), Time’s Arrow (1991), The Information (1995) and Yellow Dog (2003). In 2000 he published an autobiography, Experience . He is the son of Kingsley Amis .

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.