British writer Martin Amis dies aged 73

Renowned and influential British writer Martin Amis has died aged 73 at his home in Lake Worth, FloridaMiami (AFP) – Renowned and influential British writer Martin Amis has died aged 73 at his home in Lake Worth, Florida, the Booker Prizes said Saturday. Amis, the son of renowned comic novelist Kingsley Amis, equaled and even surpassed his father in fame with novels filled with savage humor. "The novel is an incredibly intimate portrait of a writer," the younger Amis once told the BBC, reflecting on his career. In 2008, the Times of London named him one of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945. In addition to his novels, Amis published two collections of stories and eight works of nonfiction.