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The Anti-Death League is a 1966 novel by English author Kingsley Amis (1922–1995). Set in England, it follows the lives of characters working in and around a fictional British Army camp where a secret weapon is being tested.
- Kingsley Amis
- 1966
Jul 19, 2012 · "The Anti-Death League" is, for better or for worse, a novel that tries to be all of these things and while it is superbly written and succeeds admirably in trotting across these genres with its absurd but assured blend of Amis' signature deadpan humour and an unexpected element of emotional resonance, it is eventually a book that bites off more than it can chew and its overarching ambition, while never overstated, eventually stops it from being perfect.
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Mar 8, 2022 · The Anti-Death League. "In this surreal comedy of soldiers and spies, Lieutenant James Churchill and his colleagues find themselves questioning their purpose. Are they for death or against it?
The Anti-Death League by Amis, Kingsley. Publication date 1966 Publisher New York, Harcourt, Brace & World Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks ...
Jun 7, 2012 · The Anti-Death League. Kingsley Amis. Penguin Books Limited, Jun 7, 2012 - Fiction - 304 pages. In this surreal comedy of soldiers and spies, Lieutenant James Churchill and his colleagues find themselves questioning their purpose. Are they for death or against it?
- Kingsley Amis
- Penguin Books Limited, 2012
- 0141961872, 9780141961873
- The Anti-Death LeaguePenguin Modern Classics
Summary. In this surreal comedy of soldiers and spies, Lieutenant James Churchill and his colleagues find themselves questioning their purpose. Are they for death or against it? These men of action will travel between the barracks, the lunatic asylum and the house of an aristocratic nymphomaniac in search of answers.
The Anti-Death League. Hardcover – January 1, 1966. Brian Leonard, a Monty Python of secret agents, meets James Churchill, a young officer at an English army base where preparations are under way for Operation Apollo. To complicate matters, Churchill has gone round-the-bend for a parole from the mental ward. Thrown amongst these loose cannons ...
- Kingsley Amis
