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Sir Martin Louis Amis (25 August 1949 – 19 May 2023) was an English novelist, essayist, memoirist, screenwriter and critic. 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). Amis was a professor of creative writing at the University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing from 2007 until 2011.

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The War Against Cliché

Published on February 12, 2025

The War Against Cliché by Martin Amis is a collection of essays that delve into the intricacies of literature, focusing on the importance of originality and the pitfalls of cliché. Amis critiques the tendency of contemporary writers to rely on worn-out phrases and familiar tropes, arguing that such reliance undermines the power and clarity of their work. He advocates for a commitment to fresh expression, emphasizing that true literary artistry demands innovation and a willingness to challenge conventional norms. In...

Time's Arrow

Published on January 21, 2020

Doctor Friendly has just died, but he moves “out of blackest sleep” to find himself surrounded by doctors and on the deathbed of a man in whose body he is imprisoned. After weeks of improving in the hospital, he is sent home to his affable, melting-pot, primary-colors existence in suburban America. As Friendly breaks up with his lovers in a prelude to seducing them and mangles his patients before he sends them home, his life races backward toward the one...