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Martin Amis, writer with a connection to Wales (Swansea)

Martin Amis

Books include 'Money', 'Other People', 'London Fields', 'The Rachel Papers'. He also has a famous father Kingsly Amis, literary editor of the 'New Statesman'.
Connection: Born in Swansea when father Kingsley was lecturing at the university.
     
click here to buy this book now.   money: a suicide note
the shameless john self, heir to a fast-food culture of futile self-gratification. set in new york, self is wrapped in the corruption, brutality and obscenity of the money conspiracy.

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click here to buy this book now.   time's arrow
amis' booker prize winning novel, the story of a german participant in the holocaust and later, his life as an exile in the usa. the narration twists viewpoint as the story unfolds almost forcing n emotional responce.

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click here to buy this book now.   yellow dog
after being assaulted xan meo undergoes a personality change, rebelling against everything he'd previously cherrished. full of detailed characterisation and interwoven plots this book looks at the personalities at the 'edge'. not even the royals are spared!

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click here to buy this book now.   london fields
a murder story set in west london. the narrator samson young, steps into the black cross pub and finds a drama waiting to begin.

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