On May 6, at the age of 74, Charles III was crowned king of England. A few weeks later, at 73, Martin Amis died at his home in Florida. One event seemed almost comically belated, th...
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On May 6, at the age of 74, Charles III was crowned king of England. A few weeks later, at 73, Martin Amis died at his home in Florida. One event seemed almost comically belated, the other tragically premature. Charles took over the family business well past normal retirement age, while Amis was denied the illustrious dotage that great writers deserve.
This is a stellar essay by @aoscott making the case for Martin Amis' greatness, locating him very precisely as a generational, transatlantic writer. (I say this as an Amis skeptic). It's a real jolt to see criticism of this quality written on deadline.
