London Fields (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Martin Amis
- First Published: 1989
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: The 1990’s
- Setting: London, New York City, and Connecticut
- Principal Characters: Keith Talent, Nicola Six, Guy Clinch, Samson “Sam” Young, Kath Talent, Kim Talent, Hope Clinch, Marmaduke Clinch, Lizzyboo Broadener, Mark Aspery
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire, Metafiction
- Subjects: Sex or sexuality, Crime or criminals, Poverty or poor people, Violence, Television or television broadcasting, 1990’s, Wealth
- Locales: New York, NY, Connecticut, London, England
Martin Amis has rapidly become one of the leading satirists among contemporary novelists. In The Rachel Papers (1973), Dead Babies (1975), Success (1978), Other People: A Mystery Story (1981), and Money: A Suicide Note (1984), Amis lampoons the excesses of modern Fngland. He writes about the banality, brutality, and loneliness of urban life, about shallow people bored with all aspects of their extstence, including sex. His characters are neurotic and insecure, often question their own sanity, and are unable to communicate with one another. The son of...
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