Martin Amis
Price: $26.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-40292-7
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 22nd May 2008
- Pages: 192
About the Book
Booker-shortlisted for Time's Arrow and widely known for his novels, short stories, essays, reviews, and autobiographical works, Martin Amis is one of the most influential of contemporary British writers.
This guide to Amis's diverse and often controversial work offers:
- an accessible introduction to the contexts and many interpretations of his texts, from publication to the present
- an introduction to key critical texts and perspectives on Amis's life and work, situated within a broader critical history
- cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism
- suggestions for further reading
Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of Martin Amis and seeking not only a guide to his works but also a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds them.
Table of Contents
Life and Contexts 1949-1974: birth to the first novel 1975-84: the early fiction 1986-1994: the socially committed writer 1995-present: new genres and forms of fiction Work Novels Short Story Collection Autobiographical Works Essay Collections Criticism Critical Opinions of Amis's Work Critical Opinion of Specific Books Bibliography Index