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Martin Amis Interview

Martin Amis says that the English class system was one of the most powerful forces in daily life when he was young. Now it's education and money.
A black and white photo of a man by the water.
Martin Amis is the author of Zone of Interest. (Isabel Fonseca)

British novelist MartinAmishas been extremely controversial in his lifetime, and has been described as a master of "the new unpleasantness". His most recent novel is calledThe Zone of Interest. (This audio file contains material not heard in the broadcast version of the interview.)

"They called it inner exile. You just turn in on yourself. Because the outer reality is not only horrific, but completely unreal." - Martin Amis, talking about the mental state of those who ran WWII Concentration Camps

Music to close the MartinAmisinterview:

CD: CHILLY GONZALES: SOLO PIANO II
CUT 4: "Escher"
Composer and Performer: Chilly Gonzales
LABEL: A&C 073