Inside Story

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Inside Story is a late-career autobiographical novel by Martin Amis that blends memoir, fiction, and literary reflection on his life, friendships, and mortality.

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instanceOf autofiction
novel
author Martin Amis
blends fiction
literary criticism
memoir
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts Martin Amis
describes Martin Amis's career as a writer
Martin Amis's family life
Martin Amis's friendships
featuresCharacter Christopher Hitchens
Kingsley Amis
linked to: Sir Kingsley Amis

Martin Amis
Philip Larkin
Saul Bellow
focusesOn late life reflections
the craft of writing
the deaths of friends
genre autobiographical fiction
literary fiction
memoir
hasForm hybrid of memoir and novel
hasMetaNarrative instructions on how to write a novel
hasParatext authorial asides to the reader
hasTheme aging
autobiographical reflection
death
friendship
grief
literary life
love
memory
mortality
writing
language English
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement postmodern literature
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor blurring boundaries between fiction and memoir
mixing real people with fictional elements
publicationDate 2020
publisher Jonathan Cape
setting London
linked to: London, England

New York City
various locations in Europe
timeOfNarration late in Martin Amis's career

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Martin Amis notableWork Inside Story