L2L Martin Amis

“Career Move” and “Denton’s Death”

Martin Amis

Writers like Saul Bellow and Kingsley Amis explored the culture of their time and found it wanting. Martin Amis, Kingsley’s son, distilled their inclinations into what The New York Times called “The New Unpleasantness” — a bleak view of modern society and of life in general. This week, Leigh, P. T., and Dr. C explore the life and stories of Martin Amis. Amis — with his theme of “decline” — has been called one of the great writers of his time. Why?