Martin Amis

Martin Amis

Author

Martin Amis is regarded by many critics as one of the most influential and innovative voices in contemporary British fiction. Amis is often grouped with the generation of British-based novelists that includes Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan and Julian Barnes. His latest book is "The Rub of Time: Bellow, Nabokov, Hitchens, Travolta, Trump: Essays and Reportage, 1994-2017".
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Looking up big, fancy words won't make your writing better. But a thesaurus can help – if you use it like this.
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Being evenhanded with evil ideas is "ridiculous," argues Martin Amis.
Over the years Christopher has spontaneously delivered many dozens of unforgettable lines. Here are four of them.
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Is Donald Trump a plutocrat in populist's clothing? Martin Amis defends rational thought over anti-intellectualism—which might just be the greatest con in American politics.
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Martin Amis explains why the biggest challenge of free speech is learning to use it responsibly.
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Writers need to understand their role in the storytelling process, says bestselling author Martin Amis.