Columnist for The Financial Times Janan Ganesh, speaks to Jack Aldane about the London he grew up in during the early 90s, and which is captured in one of Martin Amis's most celebrated novels, London Fields. Janan explains why, for years, he has consistently revisited the book (of which he owns multiple copies), and how he once found himself compulsively picking it up every day to consume 50-pages in each sitting.
Hello Jack,
Just wanted to say how much I’ve been enjoying these podcasts.
Particularly Alys and Zoe’s episodes.
It’s good to hear female guests talking so positively about MA, given his rep.
I was asked for a funny book recommendation just the other day by a young woman and suggested Money.
But I felt the need to qualify the recco and even apologise in advance!
So the Zoe and Alys episodes are a kind of validation.
Thank you - and thank you to them.
(And all your other contributors.)
Looking forward to many more episodes.
Tim