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Article: MARTIN AMIS ON FATHERHOOD, LITERATURE, TRAGEDY
- Article from:
- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- July 5, 2000
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There are three major themes that Martin Amis treats adeptly in
his candid memoir. One is fatherhood: The son of a celebrated author
and a considerable writer himself, he braids together diverse aspects
of domesticity. A second theme is professional - the who, what,
when, and why of the London literary scene. And finally, a grim third
theme emerges as tragedy darkens experience: Lucy Partington, a
cherished cousin and recent Catholic convert, becomes a victim of a
particularly odious mass murderer.Even in these days of blended
families, the younger generation of Amises is an unusual combination -
two boys from Martin's first marriage, two girls from his second, and
a third daughter, a ...
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