You Can't Do Both [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Kingsley Amis (Author), Paul Shelley (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1996

Self-discovery and self-delusion are what make up Robin Davies. But for Robin there is always a separation between his inner self and his public self; until one day someone forces him to make both a choice and a commitment. It turns out to be a most uncomfortable moment for Robin, for he believes that he really can have the best of all worlds...

"Acutely and poignantly observed...there is still fire in the old devil's belly". - Daily Telegraph

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Funny, touching, well-constructed, sharply evocative of time and place and written with characteristic Amisian aplomb. It is a first class addition to his oeuvre."
—Spectator --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

From the Publisher

'Has you moved to tears. Amis amazes at every turn... A masterpiece from a master' - David Hughes, Mail on Sunday

'Acutely and poignantly observed ... there is still fire in the old devil's belly.' - Christopher Stace, Daily Telegraph

'The characterisation is as persuasive as the serpentine, richly baroque prose. You Can't Do Both is as finely judged, as exactly observed, as vividly conceived as anything he has written.' - Daniel Johnson, The Times

'You Can't Do Both is funny, touching, well-constructed, sharply evocative of time and place and written with characteristic Amisian aplomb. It is a first class addition to his oeuvre.' - Eric Jacobs, The Spectator

'Will have you whooping with delight.' - John Osborne, Literary Review --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Chivers Audio Books (November 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0745127711
• ISBN-13: 978-0745127712
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,838,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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