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Martin amis carried the nickname of enfante terrible of british literature far past his youthful debut at 24. In london fields, sex, apocalypse and writers block. London fields london fields audiobook, by martin amis. Amis published his first novel, the rachel papers, in 1973, which received the prestigious somerset maugham award in 1974. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide.
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