The dustjacket describes this joint critical biography of Kingsley and Martin Amis as “witty, opinionated and thoroughly readable”. The word “opinionated” should ring alarm bells.
The book opens with Neil Powell visiting Kingsley’s childhood home in Norbury and finding that “the air carries a strong and unmistakable whiff of curry”. Is this actually true? Or is [...]
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Jun
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Dec
The bleak tale of a sprawling Irish family grieving the suicide of one of
their clan was a rank outsider to scoop the most prestigious literary prize
in the calendar.
But last night, Anne Enright’s fourth novel, The Gathering, was named the
surprise winner of the %26#163;50,000 Man Booker Prize.
After two and a half hours of [...]
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