Martin Amis' fading career, more bashing of terror war.(BOOKS)(LETTER FROM LONDON)

The Washington Times | September 28, 2003 | Copyright

Byline: Clive Davis, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A literary columnist broke some world-shattering news the other day. It seems that Martin Amis attended the launch for Madonna's much-hyped children's book, "The English Roses." But when Mr. Amis threw a party to mark the publication of his own opus, "Yellow Dog," Madonna was conspicuously absent. For all I know, that great woman of letters may not even have been invited to the bash in the first place. Yet it is a sign of Mr. Amis' faltering reputation that the item was deemed worthy of printing in the first ...

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