"The Rachel Papers" 1974 AMIS, Martin Clocks

"The Rachel Papers" 1974 AMIS, Martin ClocksAMIS, Martin [228] pp. Alfred A. Knopf 1974 First American Edition 8 1 2" x 5 7 8" Jacket design by Ray Cruz The Rachel Papers is Martin Amis's first novel, published in 1973 by Jonathan Cape. The Rachel Papers tells the story of Charles Highway, a bright, egotistical teenager (a portrait Amis acknowledges as autobiographical) and his relationship with his girlfriend in the year before going to university. Narrated by Charles on the eve of his

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