The Rachel Papers by Martin Amis Paperback Book

Description: The Rachel Papers by Martin Amis Charles Highway, a precociously intelligent and highly sexed teenager, is determined to sleep with an older woman before he turns twenty. Rachel fits the bill perfectly and Charles plans his seduction meticulously, sets the scene with infinite care - but it doesnt come off quite as Charles expects... FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and Martin Amiss celebrated first novel.Charles Highway, a precociously intelligent and highly sexed teenager, is determined to sleep with an older woman before he turns twenty. Rachel fits the bill perfectly and Charles plans his seduction meticulously, sets the scene with infinite care - but it doesnt come off quite as Charles expects... Notes Reissue. Back Cover Scurrilous, shameless and very funny Times Literary Supplement Charles Highway, a precociously intelligent and highly sexed teenager, is determined to sleep with an older woman before he turns twenty. Rachel fits the bill perfectly and Charles plans his seduction meticulously, sets the scene with infinite care - but it doesnt come off quite as Charles expects... See also: Money Author Biography Martin Amis was twenty-three when he wrote his first novel, The Rachel Papers (1973). Over the next half century - in fourteen more novels, two collections of short stories, eight works of literary criticism and reportage, and his acclaimed memoir, Experience - he established himself as the most distinctive and influential prose stylist of his generation. To many of his readers, Amis was also the funniest. His intoxicating comedic gifts express a profound understanding of the human experience, particularly its most shocking cruelties, and Amis wrote with pathos and verve on an astonishing range of subjects, from masculinity and movie violence to nuclear weapons and Nazi doctors. His books, which have been translated into thirty-eight languages, provide an indelible portrait and critique of late-capitalist society at the turn of the twenty-first century. He died in 2023. Review Amis has brought off the feat of satirizing his contemporaries while making them both funny and, in a bizarre way, moving -- Peter AckroydScurrilous, shameless and very funny * Times Literary Supplement *Amiss arrogantly assured manner is a formidable weapon, spraying the target with disdainful wit, ingenious obscenity, astute literariness, loathing, lust, anxiety and an all-pervading hyper-self-consciousness * Observer *Extravagantly sexual...highly enjoyable * Evening Standard * Promotional Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award Review Text Amis has brought off the feat of satirizing his contemporaries while making them both funny and, in a bizarre way, moving Review Quote "Scurrilous, shameless and very funny." --Times Literary Supplement "Amis has brought off the feat of satirizing his contemporaries while making them both funny and, in a bizarre way, moving." -- Peter Ackroyd "Amiss arrogantly assured manner is a formidable weapon, spraying the target with disdainful wit, ingenious obscenity, astute literariness, loathing, lust, anxiety and an all-pervading hyper-self-consciousness." --Observer "Extravagantly sexual…highly enjoyable." --Evening Standard Promotional "Headline" Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and Martin Amiss celebrated first novel. Details ISBN0099503875 Author Martin Amis Year 2007 ISBN-10 0099503875 ISBN-13 9780099503873 Format Paperback Pages 224 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1949 Media Book Tag vintageclassics DEWEY 823.914 Series Vintage Blue UK Release Date 2007-08-02 AU Release Date 2007-08-02 NZ Release Date 2007-08-02 Publisher Vintage Publishing Publication Date 2007-08-02 Imprint Vintage Classics Audience General Alternative 9781446401705 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:25503891;

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