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Martin Amis
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Memorial Page for Martin Amis

Aug 25, 1949 – May 19, 2023(73 years)Died in:Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach County

British novelist

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May 19th, 2026

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Occupation(11)

novelistscience fiction writershort story writeruniversity teachermemoiristwriterscreenwriterjournalistessayistliterary criticfilm screenwriter

Awards(5)

James Tait Black Memorial PrizeFellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureSomerset Maugham AwardBest of Young British NovelistsNational Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism

Spouse(2)

Antonia PhillipsIsabel Fonseca

Education(5)

Exeter CollegeWestminster SchoolBishop GoreHills Road Sixth Form CollegeCambridgeshire High School for Boys

Martin Amis (* August 25, 1949 in Oxford; † May 19, 2023 in Lake Worth Beach) was a british novelist. He was 73 years old. He was married to Antonia Phillips and Isabel Fonseca. He had 5 children. His education included Exeter College, Westminster School, Bishop Gore, Hills Road Sixth Form College and Cambridgeshire High School for Boys. He received 5 awards, including James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His cause of death was esophageal cancer.

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Born in Oxford, England

1949

Somerset Maugham Award

1974

Best of Young British Novelists

1983

Married Antonia Phillips

1984

Married Isabel Fonseca

1996

until 2023

James Tait Black Memorial Prize

2000

National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism

2001

The War Against Cliché

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2015

Died in Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach County (esophageal cancer)

2023

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  • Hilary Bardwell
  • Kingsley Amis

Martin Amis. Forever remembered.