London: Hutchinson / London Limited Editions, 1986. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 294 Pp. Red-Brown Cloth, Gilt, Over Marbled Paper Covered Boards. #168 Of A Limited Edition Of 250 Copies Signed By Author And In A Special Binding. Fine. Lacking The Plain Glassine Book Jacket.

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Kingsley William Amis was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. He was the recipient of the Man Booker prize in 1986 for the superbly written novel The Old Devils . The book is centered in Wales and revolves around the lives of several Welsh couples in their sixties. Alun and Rhiannon Weaver cause a commotion when they return to Wales after several years in England and begin associating with their former group of friends. Alun is a writer and is somewhat of a celebrity, and his wife Rhiannon was the girlfriend of Alums’ old acquaintance, Peter Thomas. Alun also has somewhat of a past with several ladies in the group of friends, thus causing a level of anxiety for the husbands. While drinking in the house of an acquaintance, Weaver dies suddenly, leaving the rest of the group to pick up the pieces of their brief reunion. The story is rendered in a reader-friendly prose style and is considered a brilliant novel of great honesty.

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Bookseller: Arroyo Seco Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 035345
Title: The Old Devils (Booker Prize Winner)
Author: Amis, Kingsley
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition 1st Printing
ISBN 10: 0091637902
ISBN 13: 9780091637903
Publisher: Hutchinson / London Limited Editions
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1986
Pages: 188
Bookseller catalogs: Literature: Twentieth and Twenty-First Century;
X weight: 0 lb

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