British Star Author Martin Amis Passes Away at 73 Years Old

Martin Amis, regarded as a representative writer of modern British literature, passed away on the 19th (local time), BBC reported on the 21st. According to the broadcast, Martin Amis died while battling esophageal cancer. He was 73 years old.

Amis was born in 1949 in Oxford as the son of Kingsley Amis, a novelist and poet, and naturally followed the path of a novelist. After graduating from Oxford University, he debuted with his first novel, "Rachel Papers" (1973), which contains autobiographical elements, while working at the Times Literary Supplement. This work won the Somerset Maugham Award.

He continued his literary career by publishing novels such as "Dead Babies" (1975) and "Success" (1978). Among them, "Money" (1984) and "London Fields" (1989) are considered his representative works. "Money" deals with an advertising director making his first feature film and was translated and published in Korea under the title "Money or a Man's Suicide Note." His 1991 novel "Time's Arrow" was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the most prestigious literary award in the UK.

After news of his death was announced, the Booker Prize organization expressed condolences on social media, calling him "one of the most acclaimed and actively discussed novelists of the past 50 years."

Contemporary writer Kazuo Ishiguro said in a BBC interview, "(He was) a novelist representing our generation and personally inspired me," adding, "Beneath his sharp satire and flamboyant prose was always a yearning for love and connection." He further stated, "His works will survive and continue despite many changes."

Meanwhile, the day before Amis's death, the premiere of the film "John of Interest," based on his novel, was held at the 76th Cannes International Film Festival.