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OverviewNew in giftable hardcover, with an introduction by Christopher Hitchens--a collection of witty and deeply informed writings on wine, beer, and cocktails, from one of the all-time experts. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kingsley AmisPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Weight: 0.380kg ISBN: 9781526640154ISBN 10: 1526640155 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 14 October 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsKingsley Amis's drink writing is better than anybody else's, ever... * - Esquire * These books are so delicious they impart a kind of contact high; they make you feel as if you've just had the first sip of the planet's coldest, driest martini. * - The New York Times Daily Review * There has never been a more charming, erudite, eager, generous and devoted lover of drink - to judge by his writing - than Kingsley Amis. * - The New York Times Sunday Book Review * His treatise on the hangover (both physical and metaphysical) is among his best known for a reason, and is required reading for the dipsomaniacs amongst us. * - The Washington Times * These books are so delicious they impart a kind of contact high; they make you feel as if you've just had the first sip of the planet's coldest, driest martini. * - The New York Times Daily Review * """Kingsley Amis's drink writing is better than anybody else's, ever..."" * - Esquire * ""These books are so delicious they impart a kind of contact high; they make you feel as if you've just had the first sip of the planet's coldest, driest martini."" * - The New York Times Daily Review * ""There has never been a more charming, erudite, eager, generous and devoted lover of drink - to judge by his writing - than Kingsley Amis."" * - The New York Times Sunday Book Review * ""His treatise on the hangover (both physical and metaphysical) is among his best known for a reason, and is required reading for the dipsomaniacs amongst us."" * - The Washington Times *" Author InformationBorn in London in 1922, Kingsley Amis was one of the best-loved British novelists of the twentieth century. He was the author of more than twenty novels, including the classic Lucky Jim, and a number of other works of criticism, poetry, and memoir. He was knighted in 1990, and died in 1995 at the age of seventy-three. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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