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That Uncertain Feeling

Pocket
Engelsk
Penguin Modern Classics
That Uncertain Feeling
That Uncertain Feeling
  • Forfatter: Kingsley Amis
  • Format: Pocket
  • Antall sider: 256
  • Språk: Engelsk
  • Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
  • Serienavn: Penguin Modern Classics
  • EAN: 9780141194288
  • Utgivelsesår: 2013
  • Bidragsyter: Amis, Kingsley
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In That Uncertain Feeling by Kingsley Amis, competition is stiff for the position of sub-librarian in Aberdarcy Library. For John Lewis, the situation is complicated by the attentions of daunting and desirable village socialite, Elizabeth Gruffyd-Williams, who is married to a member of the local Council. Pursuing an affair with her whilst keeping his job prospects alive is John''s predicament, as he finds himself running down Welsh country lanes at midnight in a wig and dress, resisting the advances of local drunks and suffering the long speeches of a ''nut-faced'' clergyman.

At times tenderly satirical and at times riotously slap-stick, Amis sends up an array of rural stereotypes in this story about a man who doesn''t know what he wants.

Kingsley Amis''s (1922-95) works take a humorous yet highly critical look at British society, especially in the period following the end of World War II. Born in London, Amis explored his disillusionment in novels such as Th