Stanley and the Women (novel)

Stanley and the Women ( ISBN 978-0-06097-145-8) is a 1984 novel by British author Kingsley Amis.

Plot

Stanley Duke works in advertising, and had been married to an actress, Nowell, whom he divorces, and he now is now dating Susan who he has a complicated relationship with, particularly because of her mother, Lady D. His son, Steve, suffers a mental breakdown, and Stanley takes him to two psychiatrists, the first, Dr. Collings is female, and too liberated for Stanley; and the second, Dr. Nash, seems to be more interested in drinking than helping his son.

Reception

Marilyn Butler for the London Review of Books says that Amis "has created a world in which only men appear to communicate with one another, and their favourite topic is their dislike of women"[1]. Amis' son, Martin, called it "a mean little novel in every sense, sour, spare, and viciously well-organized"[2].

Adaptation

The novel was adapted for the television by Nigel Kneale and directed by David Tucker, it was produced by Central Independent Television for the ITV network.

References

  1. ↑ Women and the Novel by Marilyn Butler
  2. ↑ Martin Amis Web, PART III: The Autobiographical Abyss: Jake's Thing and Stanley and the Women
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