Summary of London Fields
“London Fields” tells the story of Nicola Six, an attractive but manipulative woman in London in 1999, who believes she can see into the future and foresees that she will be murdered on her next birthday. Sam Young, a terminally ill American writer, decides to chronicle the forthcoming murder. The question is, who will be Nicola’s killer? Keith Talent – a petty criminal and cab driver, obsessed with sex and violence – or Guy Clinch, a wealthy, decent, but unhappily married banker? Both men are being manipulated by the would-be victim herself, Nicola.
Reasons to read London Fields
“London Fields” is a satirical novel, set in the British capital on the brink of the new millennium. Martin Amis – a distinguished British author and the son of fellow novelist Kingsley Amis – is best known for his novels “The Rachel Papers” (1973), “Money” (1984), “London Fields” (1989), and “The Zone of Interest” (2014). In 2018, “London Fields” was adapted into a film starring Amber Heard and Billy Bob Thornton.
Setting: London (England, UK)
“London Fields” is primarily set in a fictional pub, the Black Cross, on Portobello Road in west London (not in the real London Fields Park in Hackney, east London).
Original title: London Fields
Year of publication: 1989
Nr of pages: 470
