Martin Amis
Birthday: 1949-08-25
Place of Birth: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Biography: Sir Martin Louis Amis FRSL (August 25, 1949 – May 19, 2023) was an English novelist, essayist, memoirist, and screenwriter. He is best known for his novels Money (1984) and London Fields (1989). He received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his memoir Experience and was twice listed for the Booker Prize (shortlisted in 1991 for Time's Arrow and longlisted in 2003 for Yellow Dog).
Movies
Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
Russia, 1917. After the abdication of Czar Nicholas II Romanov, the struggle for power confronts all...
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London Fields
Clairvoyant femme fatale, Nicola Six has been living with a dark premonition of her impending death ...
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A High Wind in Jamaica
In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling, but their sh...
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Good Posture
A lazy and beautiful young woman uses men to make her life easier, until she pushes one too far, for...
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The Meaning of Hitler
This provocative consideration of the lasting influence and draw of Hitler provides insight into the...
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Davis v Taylor: The '85 Black Ball Final
A look at the 1985 Snooker World Championship final when Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor battled past ...
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Martin Amis: Money and Memories
Novelist William Boyd looks back on his long friendship with fellow writer Martin Amis, who died in ...
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