Amis acolyte David Annand is disappointed by this satirical swipe at Britain's underclass full story ![]()

Martin Amis is a big name in literary circles. Shortlisted twice for the Booker Prize, his books London Fields, Time's Arrow and The Information have brought him cult and critical acclaim. Yet there is one thing the British author can't seem to stand: Brooklyn hipsters. According to London's Evening Standard newspaper, Amis "views the Brooklyn hipster scene as populated by...
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Robert Heneghan - who was just 10 when he received an ASBO for terrorising his home town - knifed 19-year-old Sam Bee in the chest after he tried to break up a fight at a party
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Lionel Shriver's fictionalised account of coping with her obese brother impresses Elena Seymenliyska.
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Naked rambler Stephen Gough has been issued with an interim anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) banning him from going nude in public places.
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A man has been found guilty of murdering his friend at a house party almost 10 years after he became Britain’s youngest ever ASBO holder.
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63-year-old Sheila Spiers has been ordered to cut the 32ft hedge in her garden (pictured) by six feet in the next month or she could be given an ASBO. Miss Spiers said the nesting pigeons and bats have to be protected.
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In 1983, Granta magazine's list of the 20 most promising young British novelists under 40 ushered the likes of Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Pat Barker and Rose Tremain on to the national stage. It was a prescient corralling of the names who would go on to dominate British fiction over the years to come.
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Ian Hamilton influenced a generation of writers, including McEwan and Amis. Christopher Tyler admires a collection of his poetry.
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Historic moment in the Richie family last night -- Lionel shared the stage with his 14-year-old daughter for the FIRST TIME ... singing everyone's favorite song "Hello" ... and it was pretty awesome.Lionel and daughter Sofia were at some think tank in…
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