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Martin Amis James Wood

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English
Vintage
03 November 2008
A new reissue series of Martin Amis's novels to mark his 70th birthday

Once close friends, writers Gwyn Barry and Richard Tull now find themselves in fierce competition.

While Tull has spiralled into a mire of literary obscurity and belletristic odd jobs, Barry's atrocious attempts at novels have brought him untold success. Prizes, prestige and wealth abound, and from far below Tull can only watch, stewing in torment.

Until, that is, resentment turns to revenge. Consumed by the question of how one writer can really hurt another, Tull's quest for an answer will unleash increasingly violent urges on both writers' lives.

'A funny, vicious portrait of literary London' Evening Standard
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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 30mm
Weight:   338g
ISBN:   9780099526698
ISBN 10:   0099526697
Pages:   496
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Martin Amis is the author of nine novels, two collections of stories and six collections of non-fiction. Koba the Dread, the successor to his celebrated memoir, Experience, was published by Cape in 2002. His previous novel, Yellow Dog, was published in 2004.

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Mr. Amis is his generation's top literary dog...Dazzling...You're never out of reach of a sparkly phrase, stiletto metaphor or drop-dead insight into the human condition...Mr. Amis goes where other humorists fear to tread...Look out, Flaubert! Look out, Joyce! -- The New Your Times Book Review <br> This is Amis' best work to date...Funny, angry, caustic and brilliant. -- The Montreal Gazette <br> Talent of a very high order...Darkly funny...vastly sophisticated...A particularly ingenious masterpiece of comic plotting. -- The Toronto Star <p>


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