Money A Suicide Note
Money A Suicide Note by Martin Amis, published by Picador on May 20, 2025, is a significant work in contemporary literature, comprising 384 pages in English. This edition includes a new introduction by Lorrie Moore and presents a critical exploration of late-stage capitalism through the lens of humor and satire. The narrative follows John Self, a commercial director from London, as he navigates a life filled with excess, including alcohol, pornography, and a hedonistic lifestyle, while pursuing his ambition to create a feature film in America.
Readers will find a searing critique of materialism and the illusions of success woven throughout the story. As John embarks on his journey to America, he confronts his own destructive tendencies, raising questions about ambition and the cost of a life driven by desire. This edition of Money captures Amis’s unique storytelling style, blending dark humor with sharp social commentary, making it a notable addition to the genres of literature and fiction, as well as satire.
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Named one of Time’s 100 best novels in the English language, Money is “savagely hilarious. It risks, it boils with energy . . . it even manages to shock” (The Washington Post).
Including a new introduction by Lorrie Moore, author of I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home
Originally published in 1984, Martin Amis’s classic novel Money is a searing critique of late-stage capitalism that remains a poignant and relevant commentary on the trappings of materialism and the illusions of success.
Money is everything. Especially to John Self, a successful commercial director from London. He spends his days steeped in booze and pornography and prostitutes, lost in the hedonistic lifestyle of his peers.
But John has bigger dreams, and he sets off for America on the invitation of the filmmaker Fielding Goodney in the hope of getting his first feature film, titled Good Money, off the ground. It is in America where John must contend with his degenerative proclivities, or risk the life he’s built.
Money is Martin Amis at his very best: a hilarious, razor-sharp, and wholly singular storyteller.
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