The novel follows the life of Jacques 'Jake' Richardson, a 59-year-old Oxford don who struggles to overcome the loss of his libido.
Receptionedit
In the magazine Prospect, critic Andrew Marr discussed his expectation that Amis' work would be retrospectively beyond the pale. "What slightly spoils this diatribe, however, is that to prepare for it I went back to Kingsley Amis’s novels and enjoyed myself more than was convenient for my purposes. Jake’s Thing, for instance, famously rancid with misogyny, turns out, on re-reading, to be surprisingly tender in parts, and intensely moving on the humiliations of impotence. The Old Devils will last as long as novels do; but it is not the only brilliant treatment of old age-Ending Up is one of the most delicately tragic funny books I have ever read. And so on."[1]
Writing in The Millions, critic Catherine Baab-Muguira acknowledged the novel's "comic brio."[2]
Referencesedit
^Andrew Marr (20 July 2000). "Worst of England". Prospect. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
^Catherine Baab-Muguira (24 August 2018). "Take A writer Like Him: My Complicated Love Affair With Kingsley Amis". The Millions. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
External linksedit
Kingsley Amis "The Art of Fiction," The Paris Review
Further readingedit
Bradford, Richard. Lucky Him: The Life of Kingsley Amis. London: Peter Owens, 2001. ISBN0-7206-1117-2.
This article about a 1970s novel is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
jake, thing, satirical, novel, written, kingsley, amis, first, published, 1978, hutchinsonfirst, editioncover, quentin, blake, contents, plot, summary, reception, references, external, links, further, readingplot, summary, editthe, novel, follows, life, jacque. Jake s Thing is a satirical novel written by Kingsley Amis first published in 1978 by HutchinsonFirst editionCover art by Quentin Blake Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Reception 3 References 4 External links 5 Further readingPlot summary editThe novel follows the life of Jacques Jake Richardson a 59 year old Oxford don who struggles to overcome the loss of his libido Reception editIn the magazine Prospect critic Andrew Marr discussed his expectation that Amis work would be retrospectively beyond the pale What slightly spoils this diatribe however is that to prepare for it I went back to Kingsley Amis s novels and enjoyed myself more than was convenient for my purposes Jake s Thing for instance famously rancid with misogyny turns out on re reading to be surprisingly tender in parts and intensely moving on the humiliations of impotence The Old Devils will last as long as novels do but it is not the only brilliant treatment of old age Ending Up is one of the most delicately tragic funny books I have ever read And so on 1 Writing in The Millions critic Catherine Baab Muguira acknowledged the novel s comic brio 2 References edit Andrew Marr 20 July 2000 Worst of England Prospect Retrieved 31 January 2021 Catherine Baab Muguira 24 August 2018 Take A writer Like Him My Complicated Love Affair With Kingsley Amis The Millions Retrieved 31 January 2021 External links editKingsley Amis The Art of Fiction The Paris ReviewFurther reading editBradford Richard Lucky Him The Life of Kingsley Amis London Peter Owens 2001 ISBN 0 7206 1117 2 nbsp This article about a 1970s novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jake 27s Thing amp oldid 1170171702, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
