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Ian McEwan: Martin Amis was considered the ‘Mick Jagger of the literary world’ but had a kindness

Booker Prize-winning author Ian McEwan The late author said he had ‘great kindness’ Martin Amis – who “ Mick Jagger of literature.

author Writer Amis, 73, whose novels Money and London Fields made him one of the most celebrated literary figures of his generation, died of esophageal cancer at his home in Florida, a representative said. ‘s Andrew Wiley admitted last week.

Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, McEwan said he had lost a friendship of 49 years and described Ami as “very sweet, kind and very generous”.

The 74-year-old said: From the first time we met, I was met with a wit and liveliness of conversation that I had never known before in my life. “

When asked if Amis was a “terrifying person” in real life, McEwan said: “Martin had a knack for being the most vulnerable, often in crowded rooms, listening to unfortunate things. He was also a wonderful person to my family. I have built a great relationship with them.

“Martin had a great kindness that never reached the general press. He was always the Mick Jagger of the literary world, but that was just stupid.

“Martin had more cracks than Keith Richards and Mick Jagger combined. Of course, he was in another world, a world of meaning, and a world of ludicrous misunderstandings.”

Born in Oxford, Amis published 14 novels, 1 memoir, 2 stories and 8 non-fiction works during his lifetime.

In his work, he explored current affairs and the contemporary world, as well as key periods in history, particularly the Holocaust, which he wrote about in novels such as Times Arrow and Zone of Interest.

The Arrow of Time was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, while Amis’ 2003 novel Yellow Dog was a finalist. He also won the James Tate Black Memorial Award for his memoir, The Experience.

McEwan said: “He was one of those writers who really took his writing very seriously. He was really keen on getting things right. He wasn’t just thinking about the typewriter.

“This work ranges from the beautiful and insane misconceptions about the bedroom, to the distortion and horrifying nature of tabloids, to the degradation of society. Stalinism And Martin read about the Holocaust all his life. “

“He was every commissioning editor’s dream,” he later said.

McEwan said Amis “read the world’s newspapers every day” until the day he died.

“There was something about his life in his last days that said something about his life. As much as I can.” When he was ready for the day, he read.

“When he died, Robert Toombs’ English history was coming to an end, and we talked about it a lot.

“A passionate writer as well as an avid reader, some of his best non-fiction is his essays…I think that was the key to Martin’s attention to writing.”

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