A conversation with author Martin Amis

with Martin Amis
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on Monday, February 5, 2007 * * * * *

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A conversation with author Martin Amis about his new book "House of Meetings" and his experiences as a writer. The book takes the form of a book-length letter from a former inmate at a Russian gulag to his American "step-daughter" in which recounts his experiences.

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    1. DAVIDKSTRUGNELLCOSHAM  07/11/2009 08:08 AM Report

      SUAVE

    2. Wicked  02/11/2008 01:30 AM Report

      There are many more Martin Amis interviews I see. This was delightful.

    3. Sophie  11/19/2007 03:38 AM Report

      precedent*

    4. Sophie  11/19/2007 03:37 AM Report

      I have always been an Amis fan, but I am bothered by the manner in which he speaks about Islamic fundamentalism, or terrorism, which he goes so far as to label horrorism. This is where, unsurprisingly I suppose, Amis disappears and his western eyes appear. I just think it is absurd to speak of blood and bones and violence , which even with Islamic fundamentalism is quite obviously politically motivated and not inherently religious, as though it were a novelty, as though bloodshed were a novelty. Was WWII a bloodless war? Does the bombing of civilians not involve bloodshed of a different form? official murder? Granted, it is a new form of struggle, but one with precend.

    5. Paula Shackleton  10/18/2007 05:14 PM Report

      Listening to Marin Amos is as entertaining, stimulating and enlightening as your interviews with Christopher Hitchens. I come from Canada (some call it Sanada, because we are all sanitized here from any firm or definite opinions for fear of offending anyone) and my question relates to whether anyone has examined the 'ism' of a country with no controversial thoughts, no provocative profile, no definitive public stand on almost anything? If Canada has a stand, it is for not taking one. We are the pablum people. Aside from Michael Ignatief's stunning intellect (who lost his bid for public office because no one understood his vocab or deep philisophical thinking) we have lost all our bright minds and clear thinkers, people with an opinion who aren't afraid to express it; our talent, our comedians, our doers -- to the USA. We are not communist, we are not(yet)completely socialist; roughly 60% of the population is tied to the government purse in some way, with guaranteed index pensions and a "don't rock the boat" mantra. I'd love to hear what Marin thinks of Canadians, or whether he's explored writing about the type of society I am describing? Yours,

      Paula Shackleton.

      Typo corrections: delete first comment please

    6. Paula Shackleton  10/18/2007 05:11 PM Report

      Listening to Marin Amos is as entertaining, stimulating and enlightening as your interviews with Christopher Hitchens. I come from Canada (some call it Sanada, because we are all sanitized here from any firm or definite opinions for fear of offending anyone) and my question relates to whether anyone has examined the 'ism' of a country with no controversial thoughts, no provocative profile, no definitive public stand on almost anything? If Canada has a stand, it is for not taking one. We are the pablum people. Aside from Michael Ignatief's stunning intellect (who lost his bid for public office because no one understood his vocab or deep philisophic thinking) we have lost all our bright minds and clear thinkers, people with an opinion who aren't afraid to express it; our talent, our comedians, our doers -- to the USA. We are not communist, we are not(yet)completely socialist; roughly 60% of the population is tied to the government purse in some way, with guarented index pensions and a "don't rock the boat" mantra. I'd love to hear what Marin thinks of Canadians, or whether he's explored writing about the type of society I am describing? Yours,

      Paula Shackleton.

    7. Teddy  06/06/2007 03:15 PM Report

      Half -way through Kobra The Dread, it is interesting that it is rarely pinpointed that he sees Bolshevism and stalinism as morally equivalent, it was hard enough for the left to accept the charges against Stalinism so I'm guessing they can't deal with those against Lenin.