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Mark Lawson talks to notorious literary bad boy Martin Amis, who speaks candidly about his relationship with his father Kingsley and the death of his sister Sally.

Mark Lawson talks to notorious literary bad boy Martin Amis ahead of the 成人论坛 dramatisation of his book Money. In this revealing interview, Amis speaks candidly about his relationship with his father, Kingsley Amis, which survived the breakup of his parents' marriage and his father's disinterest in reading Martin's books. Amis also reveals how his sister Sally was a 'victim of the sexual revolution', whose consequent struggles in life influenced his book The Pregnant Widow.

58 minutes

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Presenter Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest Martin Amis
Executive Producer Eamon Hardy

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