The Martin Chronicles
Dan Kois
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Martin Amis, one book at a time.
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DEC 4, 2025
Lionel Asbo: State of England
Dan Kois (Hampton Heights), Parul Sehgal (New York Times), and Jason Zinoman (New York Times) discuss Martin Amis' 2012 comedy about a violent lout and his sensitive ward.
68 MIN
MAY 8, 2025
Night Train
Dan Kois (Slate), Parul Sehgal (New York Times), and Jason Zinoman (New York Times) discuss Martin Amis' 1997 mystery novel about suicide, motive, and the age of the universe.
56 MIN
OCT 30, 2024
Money
Dan Kois (Slate), Parul Sehgal (New Yorker), and Jason Zinoman (New York Times) discuss Martin Amis' 1984 book about sex, cash, and all the things the novel can do that the movies can't.
64 MIN
JUN 29, 2024
The War Against Cliché
Dan Kois (Slate), Parul Sehgal (New Yorker), and Jason Zinoman (New York Times) discuss Martin Amis' 2001 collection of criticism—and the state of criticism in 2024.
82 MIN
DEC 18, 2023
The Zone of Interest
Dan Kois (Slate), Parul Sehgal (New Yorker), and Jason Zinoman (New York Times) discuss Martin Amis' 2014 novel about Auschwitz—as well as Jonathan Glazer's 2023 film adaptation.
82 MIN
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