This series plunges into the dramatic and often satirical life of John Self, a man consumed by money and fleeting pleasures in post-war London. His existence is a relentless pursuit of wealth and sensory gratification, yet it leaves him increasingly estranged from genuine human connection. Despite his outward bravado, John grapples with an underlying emptiness and a profound sense of self-alienation. The narratives brilliantly capture the absurdities of contemporary existence and the futile quest for happiness in a materialist society.
Time Magazine included the book in its list of the 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005. The story of John Self and his insatiable appetite for money, alcohol, fast food, drugs, pornography, and more, Money is ceaselessly inventive and thrillingly savage; a tale of life lived without restraint, of money and the disasters it can precipitate.
Cursed with premonitions since childhood, Nicola forsees her own murder, and sets out to make the two most likely suspects pay in advance for what one of them is going to do to her.