by Martin Amis · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433977076
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The Pregnant Widow is a novel by the renowned author Martin Amis, set in the summer of 1970 in a castle in Italy. The story follows Keith Nearing, a twenty-year-old, and his girlfriend Lily, who find themselves in the midst of the sexual and feminist revolution. In this context of change, Keith faces challenges such as seducing Scheherazade, his girlfriend's friend, and building his own identity. The novel explores themes of love, desire, and the search for oneself in a transforming world. With an agile and provocative narrative style, Amis offers a critical and entertaining look at the society of the time.
Sir Martin Louis Amis was an English novelist, essayist, memoirist, screenwriter and critic. He is best known for his novels Money (1984) and London Fields (1989). He received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his memoir Experience and was twice listed for the Booker Prize. Amis was a professor of creative writing at the University of Manchester's Centre for New Writing from 2007 until 2011. In 2008, The Times named him one of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945.
