Book description
Brimming with gluttony, booze and lust, Roger Micheldene is loose in
America. Supposedly visiting Budweiser University to make deals for
his publishing firm in England, Roger instead sets out to offend all
he meets and to seduce every woman he encounters. But his American
hosts seem made of sterner stuff. Who will be Roger's undoing? Irving
Macher, the young author of an annoyingly brilliant first novel?
Father Colgate, the priest who suggests that Roger's soul is in
torment? Or will it be his married ex-lover Helene? One thing is
certain - Roger is heading for a terrible fall.
Outrageously funny and irreverent, One Fat Englishman (1963)
is a devastating satire on Anglo-American relations.
With a new introduction by David Lodge.
Kingsley Amis' (1922-1995) works take a humorous yet highly critical
look at British society, especially of the period following the end of
World War II. Born in London, Amis explored his disillusionment with
British society in novels such as THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING (1955). His
other works include THE GREEN MAN (1970); STANLEY AND THE WOMEN (1984);
and THE OLD DEVILS (1986) which won the Booker Prize. Amis also wrote
poetry, criticism, and short stories.
