The novel's protagonist Harry Caldecote, a retired librarian, lives in the fictional Shepherd's Hill area of North London, in fact Primrose Hill.[3] Harry is twice divorced and lives with his sister Clare. The novel describes the interaction of Harry's extended family, son Piers, brother Freddie, sister-in-law Desiree and Fiona and Bunty, who are relatives of his former wives, from the viewpoint of the principal characters.[4] Amis lampoons the attitudes and lifestyles of the North London chattering classes.[5]
ReceptionEdit
This work was compared favourably with Amis' Booker Prize-winning novel The Old Devils.[6] This late 20th century 'comedy of manners'[4] was described as 'cheerful and gregarious as a crowded saloon bar'.[4] It was also described as 'a pleasant, rambling, sometimes touching tale'.[7]
ReferencesEdit
^Pritchard, William H. "The Folks That Live On The Hill". The New York Times.
^Amis, Kingsley (18 April 1990). The folks that live on the hill. Hutchinson. OL 1625242M – via The Open Library.
^Amis, Kingsley (1991). The Folks That Live on the Hill. ISBN9780745172552.
^ abcParrinder, Patrick. "London Review of Books".
folks, that, live, hill, kingsley, amis, twentieth, novel, published, 1990, cover, first, edition, hardcover, authorkingsley, amiscover, artistmatthew, cookcountryunited, kingdomlanguageenglishgenrecomedy, novelpublisherhutchinsonpublication, date1990media, ty. The Folks That Live on the Hill is Kingsley Amis s twentieth novel 1 published in 1990 2 The Folks That Live on the HillCover of first edition hardcover AuthorKingsley AmisCover artistMatthew CookCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishGenreComedy novelPublisherHutchinsonPublication date1990Media typePrint hardback amp paperback Pages246 ppISBN0 09 1741378The novel s protagonist Harry Caldecote a retired librarian lives in the fictional Shepherd s Hill area of North London in fact Primrose Hill 3 Harry is twice divorced and lives with his sister Clare The novel describes the interaction of Harry s extended family son Piers brother Freddie sister in law Desiree and Fiona and Bunty who are relatives of his former wives from the viewpoint of the principal characters 4 Amis lampoons the attitudes and lifestyles of the North London chattering classes 5 Reception EditThis work was compared favourably with Amis Booker Prize winning novel The Old Devils 6 This late 20th century comedy of manners 4 was described as cheerful and gregarious as a crowded saloon bar 4 It was also described as a pleasant rambling sometimes touching tale 7 References Edit Pritchard William H The Folks That Live On The Hill The New York Times Amis Kingsley 18 April 1990 The folks that live on the hill Hutchinson OL 1625242M via The Open Library Amis Kingsley 1991 The Folks That Live on the Hill ISBN 9780745172552 a b c Parrinder Patrick London Review of Books Lyons Gene Entertainment Weekly The Folks That Live on the Hill Kirkusreviews com The Folks That Live on the Hill Publishersweekly com nbsp This article about a comedy novel of the 1990s 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 The Folks That Live on the Hill amp oldid 1169132818, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
