"The Rachel Papers" 1974 AMIS, Martin Needlepoint Rugs the title refers to the

the title refers to the coming of poor natives to the 200-year-old former palace of Spanish governors

Two of the stories were later adapted into feature films

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit is a 1955 novel by Sloan Wilson about the American search for purpose in a world dominated by business

In the 1960s he worked on his autobiography which found no publisher because it was considered to be too ironic towards society and was published only after his death

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"The Rachel Papers" 1974 AMIS, Martin Needlepoint Rugs the title refers to theAMIS, 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