BobDevney

Jesus, Martin Amis was a brutal bastard.

"No reader can resist the brazen wishfulness of 'Pride and Prejudice,' but it is clear from internal evidence alone that Austen never fully forgave herself for it. 'Mansfield Park' was her—and our—penance. As her own prospects weakened, dreams of romance paled into the modest hope for respectability. 'Persuasion' was her poem to the second chance. And then came death."

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1996/01/08/jane-austen-martin-amis?_sp=80fd9854-72db-4e47-8e7c-550ed97453cc.1721564968997

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Jane Austen’s World

Martin Amis on how the English novelist Jane Austen has remained a phenomenon for more than two centuries.

The New Yorker
Jul 21, 2024 at 1:19pmWeb
Show threadDonald Ham Jul 21, 2024
@BobDevney
I received the New Yorker email recommending that article and read it earlier this morning. For someone who claimed to love Jane Austen, he sure managed to put together a soulless nose in the air "tribute".