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The story of John Self and his insatiable appetite for money, alcohol, drugs, porn and more.
Ceaselessly inventive and thrillingly savage, it is a tale of life lived without restraint; of money and the disasters it can precipitate.
"Amis is still the finest English fiction writer of his generation." —Sunday Independent
"An electrifying writer who likes to shock his fans and share his sharply contemporary concerns — Amis is a maddening master you need to read — the best of his generation." —Mail on Sunday
"Amis is immaculate as a comic stylist-irresistible." —Daily Telegraph
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Martin Amis was the author of fourteen novels, two collections of stories and eight works of non-fiction. His novel Time's Arrow was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, for which his subsequent novel Yellow Dog was also longlisted, and his memoir Experience won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. In 2008, The Times named him one of the 50 greatest writers since 1945. Amis died in May 2023.
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