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This week in the New York Times Book Review, Kathryn Harrison reviews “Lionel Asbo,†the latest novel by Martin Amis. The book's title character is a London thug who wins the national lottery and becomes a tabloid darling. Ms. Harrison writes:
Despite a time frame that gallops forward into 2013 and a wealth of irresistibly hyperbolized pop cultural references, “Lionel Asbo†is at heart an old-fashioned novel, earnest in its agenda. The “yttrium credit card,†a few avatars beyond that platinum Amex in your wallet, “reality telethons†and even pit bulls that blaspheme in lieu of barking can't distract us from a theme familiar to the audience of Amis's forebear, Dickens: the corrupting influence of money.
On this week's podcast, Mr. Amis discusses “Lionel Asboâ€; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Deborah Solomon talks about the artist David Hockney; and Parul Sehgal has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
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