{"product_id":"experience-9780375726835","title":"Experience","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • One of the most gifted and innovative writers of our time discloses a private life every bit as unique and fascinating as his bestselling novels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Superb memoir...a moving account of [Amis’s] coming of age as an artist and a man.”\u003cb\u003e —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe son of the great comic novelist Kingsley Amis, Martin Amis explores his relationship with this father and writes about the various crises of Kingsley's life. He also examines the life and legacy of his cousin, Lucy Partington, who was abducted and murdered by one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers. \u003ci\u003eExperience \u003c\/i\u003ealso deconstructs the changing literary scene, including Amis' portraits of Saul Bellow, Salman Rushdie, Allan Bloom, Philip Larkin, and Robert Graves, among others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot since Nabokov's \u003ci\u003eSpeak, Memory\u003c\/i\u003e has such an implausible life been recorded by such an inimitable talent. Profound, witty, and ruthlessly honest, \u003ci\u003eExperience\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary event.","brand":"Random House USA Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525062861143,"sku":"9780375726835","price":15.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780375726835.jpg?v=1731859089","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/experience-9780375726835","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}