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The son of the comic novelist Kingsley Amis, Martin Amis explores his relationship with this father and writes about the various crises of Kingsley's life. He also examines the life and legacy of his cousin, Lucy Partington, who was abducted and murdered by one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers. Experience also deconstructs the changing literary scene, including Amis' portraits of Saul Bellow, Salman Rushdie, Allan Bloom, Philip Larkin, and Robert Graves, among others.
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Experience: A Memoir, Martin Amis
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- Released
- 2001
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- Title
- Experience: A Memoir
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Martin Amis
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0375726837
- ISBN13
- 9780375726835
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, True Stories, Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Murders, British Literature, Serial killers, Fathers and Sons
- Original title
- Experience
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- The son of the comic novelist Kingsley Amis, Martin Amis explores his relationship with this father and writes about the various crises of Kingsley's life. He also examines the life and legacy of his cousin, Lucy Partington, who was abducted and murdered by one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers. Experience also deconstructs the changing literary scene, including Amis' portraits of Saul Bellow, Salman Rushdie, Allan Bloom, Philip Larkin, and Robert Graves, among others.