Martin Amis Dies at 73

Amis published 15 novels over the course of his career, a number of which were adapted for screen. “Under the Skin” director Jonathan Glazer’s treatment of Amis’ chilling Nazi drama “The Zone of Interest” is one of the buzziest premieres to come out of Cannes so far.
He was also known for his “London trilogy” of novels, which include “Money: A Suicide Note” (1985), “London Fields” (1990) and “The Information” (1995).
His murder mystery Night Train was adapted into the 2018 movie “Out of Blue” starring Patricia Clarkson as a detective investigating the murder of an astrophysicist.
Born in Oxford, Amis went on to study English at the university and worked as a journalist and editor at publications including The Times of London and The New Statesman. At the latter, he met his best friend, the writer Christopher Hutchins.
Aside from his literary pursuits, Amis is also known for various scandals. The writer accused “Wild Oats” author Jacob Epstein, the son of New York Review of Books founder Barbara Epstein, of plagiarizing many passages from Amis’ breakthrough novel “The Rachel Papers” in his own debut. Epstein later admitted that he had copied passages.
Amis is survived by Fonseca and his five children.