The son of another renowned British novelist, Kingsley Amis, Martin Amis was born in 1949 in Oxford, England and attended schools in the U.K., Spain and the U.S. He advocated for euthanasia booths as a way to handle the U.K.'s aging population. He was accused of Islamophobia over comments in an interview. In his later years, Amis sparked controversy for his views. "And I can't imagine why people covet it." "I don't see the glory of fame," Amis told host Linda Wertheimer. In a 2012 interview with NPR's Weekend Edition, Amis shared his discomfort with being famous. "But it was how he scoped the corruption of contemporary life - indeed, how he unpacked the evil of the 20th century - that gives his work an urgency that will remain potent." "Martin Amis's work was as singular as his voice - that wicked intelligence, the darkest of humor, and such glorious prose," said Oscar Villalon, editor of the literary journal ZYZZYVA and former San Francisco Chronicle books editor. Book Reviews Martin Amis' 'Zone Of Interest' Is An Electrically Powerful Holocaust Novel
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