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Martin Amis: The 2013 interview

The influential British author Martin Amis has died at his home in Florida. Stephen Sackur interviewed him in 2013 after the release of his novel Lionel Asbo: State of England

Coming up after the news from the Â鶹Éç World Service, it’s HARDtalk with me Stephen Sackur. The influential British author Martin Amis has died at his home in Florida aged 73. Stephen Sackur interviewed him in 2013 after the release of his novel Lionel Asbo: State of England. He was pigeon-holed early in his career as the ‘enfant terrible’ of the British literary world and throughout his career he remained one of the most closely scrutinised novelists of his generation. His books were filled with greed, lust, addiction and ignorance, and yet he suggested he wrote in a celebratory spirit. So, what exactly was he celebrating?

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