November 2011 Non-Fiction Book of the Month.
Martin Amis' life could itself provide the formula for an enthralling work of fiction. No other contemporary writer has proved so magnetic for the popular press: he has, despite himself, achieved celebrity status. Of late, his reputation as a novelist has been matched by his outspoken, challenging writing on contemporary global politics, and he has earned the status as the Orwell of the early 21st century. Moreover, this fascinating biography discloses the autobiographical thread that runs through Amis' books. Richard Bradford has talked with Amis at length, questioned him on his childhood, his private history, his opinions and the inspiration for his fiction, and these exchanges are supplemented by interviews with a large number of his friends and fellow writers. This title offers the real Martin Amis, a cabinet of contrasts: tortured, eloquently aloof, kind, obsessive, loved by women, and a dedicated family man.
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Son of one of the most popular and best-loved novelists of the post-War era, he has forged a groundbreaking manner of writing that owes nothing to the style of his father, nor indeed to anyone else. He relished and recorded the bizarre, turbulent atmosphere of Britain and the US during the 1970s and 80s, arguably the transformative period of the late 20th century.
Martin Amis - The Biography features in the following genres: Biographies & Autobiographies, Books of the Month, eBooks of the Month, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Recommendations
Martin Amis - The Biography is available in Hardback, Paperback
Martin Amis - The Biography was written by Richard Bradford and published by Pegasus Books
