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My Take
Martin Amis was English literature's enfant terrible, and I rather loved him for it. Born to a famous novelist father, he could have coasted on pedigree, but instead forged a venomous, dazzling style entirely his own. Money and London Fields crackle with satire and moral disgust at modern excess, and his nerve in confronting the Holocaust in The Zone of Interest only confirmed his appetite for difficult subjects. He divided readers, but that was the point; he was always picking a fight with his era. Since his death in 2023, I miss that biting intelligence. Few writers were so unafraid to be disliked.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Martin Amis
- Name (Japanese)
- マーティン・エイミス
- Reading
- まーてぃん・えいみす
- Born
- August 25, 1949 – May 19, 2023
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Ox
- Origin
- Oxford, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- novelist / science fiction writer / short story writer / university teacher / memoirist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Cambridgeshire High School for Boys
- University
- Exeter College
Awards & achievements
- 2000 James Tait Black Memorial Prize
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- 1974 Somerset Maugham Award
- 1983 Best of Young British Novelists
- 2001 National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Rachel Papers | — | |
| Notable work | The Zone of Interest | — | |
| Notable work | Lionel Asbo: State of England | — | |
| Notable work | The Pregnant Widow | — | |
| Notable work | House of Meetings | — | |
| Notable work | Koba the Dread | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Martin Amis born?
August 25, 1949 – May 19, 2023.
Where is Martin Amis from?
Martin Amis is from Oxford, United Kingdom.
What does Martin Amis do?
Martin Amis works as novelist, science fiction writer, short story writer, university teacher, memoirist.
What is Martin Amis known for?
Notable works include The Rachel Papers, The Zone of Interest, Lionel Asbo: State of England.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-18
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.