Martin Amis
Italy. 1970. A long hot summer. The girls are acting like boys and Keith Nearing is struggling to twist feminism and the sexual revolution towards his own ends... The Pregnant Widow is the long-awaited 10th novel from Martin Amis, arguably 'the most original prose stylist of his generation' (David Lodge).
If The Rachel Papers (1973) made Amis an overnight cult, then his coruscating urban triptych - Success, Money and London Fields - distilled an era and defined a genre. His later work - more overtly political - presented a new Amis, with big themes in his sights. No stranger to controversy, his recent fiction and prolific output as essayist, critic and cultural commentator has tackled some of the most divisive issues of our age - from environmental apocalypse and religious fundamentalism to counter-terrorism.
A new Amis novel remains a genuine publishing
event. Don't miss it!
'The finest English fiction writer of his generation.'
Independent on Sunday
This event will be chaired by Peter Guttridge.
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