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It is not extraordinary that the extraterrestrial origin of women was a recurrent theme of science fiction.
Kingsley Amis
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Kingsley Amis
Age: 73 †
Born: 1922
Born: April 16
Died: 1995
Died: October 22
Autobiographer
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Science Fiction Writer
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Clapham Common Ward
Sir Kingsley William Amis
Kingsley William Amis
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