Inside story : a novel / by Martin Amis.

"From one of the most highly acclaimed writers at work today: his most intimate and epic work yet--an autobiographical novel of sex and love, family and friendship. Inside Story had its birth in the death of Martin Amis's closest friend, the incomparable Christopher Hitchens, and it is wit...

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Main Author: Amis, Martin (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York ; Toronto : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020.
Edition:First American edition.
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