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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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Title: Experience
Language: English
Authors: Martin Amis
Publisher: Vintage Books
Released: 2001
ISBN10: 0099285827
ISBN13: 9780099285823
Tags: Non-Fiction, Biographies and Thoughts, Autobiography and Memoirs, British Literature, Murders, Serial killers, Fathers and Sons
Original title: Experience
Rating: 4 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.