The Old Devils

The Old Devils is a novel by Kingsley Amis, first published in 1986. It won the Booker Prize that year. The story follows a group of retired Welsh men and women who are reunited with an old friend, Alun Weaver, a writer and television personality, who returns to Wales with his wife. The novel explores themes of aging, friendship, and the passage of time, with Amis's characteristic wit and insight.