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Amis, Martin : The Information

Flamingo, 1995

ISBN 0002253569

Signed by Author(s)the jacket is shelf rubbed and slightly edge worn. slight creasing. a bit cocked. Signed by the author. light marks. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.K.]. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

1st Edition.
signed

AMIS**, MARTIN: : The Information.**

LONDON.FLAMINGO,1995.

ISBN 0002253569.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE/NFINE. No previous owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Dw/dj with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore -edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - possibly unread? Black paper-covered boards with blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain maroon endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 9-493pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-4; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and Pts separator pages. Amis's best-known novels are 'Money','London Fields',and 'The Information',commonly referred to as his 'London Trilogy'.Although the books share little in terms of plot and narrative,they all examine the lives of middle-aged men, exploring the sordid,debauched,and post-apocalyptic undercurrents of life in late 20th-century Britain. Amis's London protagonists are anti-heroes: they engage in questionable behaviour,are passionate iconoclasts,and strive to escape the apparent banality and futility of their lives. There aren't many ways for one writer to hurt another.Even if the literary world were as hopelessly corrupt as some people like to think it is,a writer cannot seriously damage a rival. This is the unwelcome conclusion reached by Richard Tull,failed novelist,when he contemplates the agonising success of his best friend (and worst enemy) Gwyn Barry. A scathing review,a scurrilous profile? Such things might hurt Gwyn Barry,but they wouldn't hurt him.So Richard Tull is obliged to look elsewhere,to the weapons of the outside world - seductions and succubi,hoaxes,mind games,frame-ups,sabotage - until at last Richard finds what he is looking for: a true professional - someone who hurts people in exchange for cash. In 'The Information' Martin Amis returns to the big picture of 'Money' and 'London Fields'.The book takes in the whole of society,with the possible exception of the middle classes.This leaves us with the very rich,the very desperate, and the very bohemian.Comedy,the author has said,is the only genre with any future: it is all that's left.So 'The Information' is a comedy that goes where comedy shouldn't normally go, into the territories abandoned by romance,by satire and by tragedy. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct [insured,oruninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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