Author’s Brief Biography:Author’s Brief Biography:

• he was born in Swansea, Wales in 25 th of August 1949 and he was born in Swansea, Wales in 25 th of August 1949 and he is a british novelisthe is a british novelist

• He was educated in schools in Britain, Spain and the USA He was educated in schools in Britain, Spain and the USA and graduated from Exeter College, Oxford.and graduated from Exeter College, Oxford.

• In 1984 he married Antonia Phillips, with whom he has two sons, Louis (b. 1985) and Jacob (b. 1986)

• He left this marriage in 1993 and in 1996 married the writer Isabel Fonseca, a relationship that has produced two daughters, Fernanda (b. 8 November 1997) and Clio (b. 1999).

• An affair with Lamorna Heath in 1974 produced another daughter, Delilah Seale, whom he met for the first time in 1996.

CAREER:

•   at age 27 became literary editor of at age 27 became literary editor of The New StatesmanThe New Statesman• He wrote and published his first novelHe wrote and published his first novel (The Rachel Papers)  (The Rachel Papers) 

in 1973in 1973• His best known novels are His best known novels are Money, London Fields and The Money, London Fields and The InformationInformation

• During his career he wrote During his career he wrote ten novels, six works of ten novels, six works of nonfiction, two short story collections, and nearly four nonfiction, two short story collections, and nearly four hundred reviews and essayshundred reviews and essays

QUOTES

• “Weapons are like money; no one knows the meaning of enough”

• “Only in art will the lion lie down with the lamb, and the rose grow without thorn”

• “When the past is forgotten, the present is unforgettable”

• “We all have names we don't know about.” 

• “To remember a day would take a day. To remember a year would take a year.”

“Time’s Arrow”

• This book is made up in 3 main parts which contain 8 chapters and presents different periods of a doctor’s life .

• The strangest thing about this book is that it is written from the end to the beginning

• The main character is named with 4 pseudonyms : Tod Friendly, John Young, Hamilton de Sousa and Odilo Undverdorben.

• The entire book is written on the basis of the unique The entire book is written on the basis of the unique and unpleasant experience that the doctor had at and unpleasant experience that the doctor had at Auschwitz. Everything is regarded to the mentality of a Auschwitz. Everything is regarded to the mentality of a person who had passed through such a terrible person who had passed through such a terrible happening which damaged his entire life.happening which damaged his entire life.

• During the book, he has a wife – Herta , and later on a During the book, he has a wife – Herta , and later on a girlfriend- Irene , but also many other adventures. He girlfriend- Irene , but also many other adventures. He had a baby with Herta named Eva, but she died soon had a baby with Herta named Eva, but she died soon after she was borned.after she was borned.

• He only works as a doctor – in New York , in Germany He only works as a doctor – in New York , in Germany and also in Auschwitz.and also in Auschwitz.

CHARACTERS :

Tod Friendly( and all his pseudonyms )

Herta

Rosa

Irene

Nicholas Kreditor

Doctor Pepi

THEMES:

• Time

• Love

• Cruelty and sadism

• A destroyed life of a doctor

• “Time’s arrow is the most terrible novel of Martin Amis”

(Times Book Review – Los Angeles)

• “A book with an incredible and irrezistable rhythm. Amis is a very courageous and exacting writer, who succeeds in his creations even when he has borders hard to touch” (Newsday)

• "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards“( Kierkegaard)

SURPRISING

IMPRESSIVE

SHOCKING STRANGE

UNEXPECTED COHERENCY

HUMOUR AND SADNESS

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