In 'Kingsley Amis: In Life and Letters', Dale Salwak has brought together the impressions, reminiscences and judgments of twenty of Mr. Amis's friends and avid readers, most of them writing especially for this book, to form an entertaining, readable portrait of one of the century's most gifted and versatile writers. All those who know any facet of Kingsley Amis's varied achievements will welcome this popular companion to his work.