Amis

[ ey-mis ]

noun

1. Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist, noted for satirical comedy.
2. Martin, 1949–2023, English novelist, noted for dark comedy: son of Kingsley Amis.

Amis

/ ˈeɪmɪs /

noun

1. AmisSir Kingsley19221995MBritishWRITING: novelistWRITING: poet Sir Kingsley . 1922–95, British novelist and poet, noted for his novels Lucky Jim (1954), Jake's Thing (1978), Stanley and the Women (1984), The Old Devils (1986), and The Folks that Live on the Hill (1990)
2. AmisMartin1949MBritishWRITING: novelist his son, Martin. born 1949, British novelist. His works include The Rachel Papers (1974), Money (1984), London Fields (1989), The Information (1994), Yellow Dog (2003), and Lionel Asbo: State of England (2012)

Example Sentences

Ms. Banks was part of a generation of writers, including Shelagh Delaney and Margaret Drabble, that emerged in postwar Britain and whose books explored the struggles of young women seeking personal and financial independence, in sharp contrast to the contemporaneous “angry young men” literary movement defined by John Osborne and Kingsley Amis.

From New York Times

The winner of the international feature award was “The Zone of Interest,” written and directed by Jonathan Glazer, adapted from the novel by Martin Amis.

From Los Angeles Times

It appears on book covers by everyone from Jane Austen to William Faulkner to Martin Amis, but naming specific examples is a silly exercise.

From New York Times

An adaptation of the late Martin Amis's novel of the same name, The Zone of Interest is about a family living next to Auschwitz.

From BBC

But he "connected" with Martin Amis's novel The Zone of Interest, which he adapted.

From BBC