Lionel Asbo: State of England - by Martin Amis (Paperback)

Name: Lionel Asbo: State of England - by Martin Amis (Paperback)
Brand: Picador USA
SKU: 1005574235
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A wickedly funny, grotesquely exaggerated portrait of modern Britain, as seen through the rise of one of Amis's most outrageous characters.
About the Author: Martin Amis (1949-2023) was a British novelist and critic.
272 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary

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A wickedly funny, grotesquely exaggerated portrait of modern Britain, as seen through the rise of one of Amis's most outrageous characters.

In the brutal concrete landscape of Diston Town, teenage Des Pepperdine is doing his best to stay invisible--reading poetry, avoiding trouble, and nursing a dangerous secret. But his guardian, Lionel Asbo, is a ferocious presence: a pit-bull-breeding, tabloid-devouring career criminal with a gift for violence and a hatred of books. When Lionel wins the lottery from inside prison and becomes an overnight millionaire, Des is dragged along for the ride, caught between survival, loyalty, and the faint hope of something better.

With savage humor and a Dickensian eye for the grotesque, Lionel Asbo: State of England captures a nation enthralled by celebrity and excess. It's a darkly comic portrait of a young man coming of age in a culture that confuses notoriety with success, and a meditation on the quiet courage it takes to resist chaos from within your own home.

About the Author

Martin Amis (1949-2023) was a British novelist and critic. His work includes fifteen novels, among them Money, London Fields, and The Information; two collections of short stories; five books of essays; and the acclaimed memoir Experience.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.25 Inches (H) x 5.38 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.0 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 272

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Literary

Publisher: Picador USA

Format: Paperback

Author: Martin Amis

Language: English

Street Date: August 25, 2026

TCIN: 1005574235

UPC: 9781250414953

Item Number (DPCI): 247-44-7782

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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