The Old Devils (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Kingsley Amis
- First Published: 1986
- Type of Work: Novel of character
- Time of Work: The mid-1980’s
- Setting: South Wales
- Principal Characters: Alun Weaver, Rhiannon Weaver, Muriel Thomas, Peter Thomas, Malcolm Cellan-Davies, Gwen Cellan-Davies, Sophie Norris, Charlie Norris, Tarquin Jones
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Culture, Race, 1980’s, Old age or elderly people, Great Britain
- Locales: Wales
The Novel
The event which opens The Old Devils is Malcolm Cellan-Davies’ receipt of the news that Alun and Rhiannon Weaver are intending to leave London and return to their old home and their old circle of friends in South Wales. This news is both welcome and unwelcome. Its welcome aspect is that the Weavers will bring a breath of life to what has become a stagnating environment. Alun Weaver is good company, an engaging talker to his men friends, still an attractive figure to their wives, and, moreover, a man with the glamour of celebrity. His wife, Rhiannon, was...
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