Other People

by Martin Amis

Overview

"One of the most gifted novelists of his generation” (Time) gives us a mystery that is as ambitious as it is intriguing, an investigation of a young woman's violent extinction that also traces her construction of a new and oddly innocent self.

She wakes in an emergency room in a London hospital, to a voice that tells her: "You're on your own now. Take care. Be good." She has no knowledge of her name, her past, or even her species. It takes her a while to realize that she is human—and that the beings who threaten, befriend, and violate her are other people. Some of whom seem to know all about her.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780679735892
Publisher:	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/08/1994
Series:	Vintage International
Edition description:	Vintage
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Martin Amis is the best-selling author of several books, including London Fields, Money, The Information, and, most recently, Experience. He lives in London.

Hometown:

Oxford, England

Date of Birth:

August 25, 1949

Place of Birth:

Oxford, England

Education:

B.A., Exeter College, Oxford

Editorial Reviews

"Powerful and electrifying.... Other People is a metaphysical thriller, Kafka reshot in the style of Psycho."—J. G. Ballard

"One of the most gifted novelists of his generation."—Time

"Amis is a force unto himself.... There is, quite simply, no one else like him."— Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World

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