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The Unknown Known
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Martin Amis
this was kind of silly sadly
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Preludial
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Saul: Idlewild
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How to Write: Decorum
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Beelzebub
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The Poet: December 1985
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The Novelist: April 2005
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Postludial
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p.17
adumbrate »
report or represent in outline; foreshadow or sym…
p.48
sylvan »
(noun) one that frequents groves or woods / (adje…
p.88
divagation »
(verb) to wander or stray from a course or subjec…
p.98
fulsome »
(adjective) characterized by abundance; copious /…
p.195
chasuble »
(noun) a sleeveless outer vestment worn by the of…
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It reeked of sleep. Somnopolis. It reeked of it, and of ins…
Although he liked nearly everything else about himself, Kei…
I told him. Keith looked sceptical. This just wasn 't right…
And meanwhile time goes about its immemorial work of making…
In excellent fettle, in the pink or the blue of boyish good…
Money
by
Martin Amis
by
Martin Amis
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p.40
bilious »
(adjective) of or indicative of a peevish ill-nat…
p.47
scabrous »
(adjective) difficult knotty / (adjective) ; roug…
p.47
sylvan »
(noun) one that frequents groves or woods / (adje…
p.69
louche »
disreputable or sordid in a rakish or appealing w…
p.109
plangent »
loud, reverberating, and often melancholy
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I walked west for a block, then turned south. On Ninety-Six…
[...] Perhaps you fancy your girl’s best friends because yo…
[...] My pad has tousled cream carpets, a rhino-and-pylon s…
[...] I’ve solved one minor mystery. I now know how I manag…
[...] There used to be a third-generation Italian restauran…
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In this second-echelon American city, mildly famed for its …
Right now I want to say something about myself and Colonel …
We were in Hosni’s, the little gyro joint on Grainge. Popul…
I keep thinking about her body. I keep thinking about Jenni…
I don’t personally believe that her work—her bent, her call…
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p.8
protean »
(adjective) of or resembling Proteus in having a …
p.11
lambent »
(adjective) playing lightly on or over a surface;…
p.26
plangent »
loud, reverberating, and often melancholy
p.31
lucent »
(adjective) glowing with light; luminous / (adjec…
p.39
etiolated »
(of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of …
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Sometimes Richard did think and feel like an artist. He was…
For an hour (it was the new system) he worked on his latest…
We are agreed—come _on_: we are agreed—about beauty in the …
[...] In the past Richard had enjoyed several opportunities…
[...] By the way, Richard didn't mind Gwyn being rich and L…
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Seven o'clock: Oxford
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Seven twenty: London
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Nine: the bathroom
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Ten five: the spinney
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Twenty to: the dog days
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