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The History of Tom Jones / The Rachel Papers

The History of Tom Jones / The Rachel Papers

ClassicsContemporary Literature
Pages
400
Published
2007
Language
English

Synopsis

This volume brings together two distinct yet equally celebrated novels. Henry Fielding's 'The History of Tom Jones' is a sprawling 18th-century picaresque that follows the adventures and misadventures of its foundling hero through English society. Martin Amis's 'The Rachel Papers' offers a witty and cynical look at a young man's romantic and intellectual exploits in 1970s London, chronicling his attempts to navigate love and ambition.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

SatiricalFunnyIntellectualComplex
Coming of AgeAnti-HeroMorally Grey

Genres

Classics Contemporary Literature Literary Fiction

Authors

H
Henry Fielding

An English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humour and satirical prowess, and as the author of the novel Tom Jones. Portraits suggest a rather large proboscis.

M
Martin Amis

Martin Louis Amis (25 August 1949 – 19 May 2023) was an English novelist, essayist, memoirist, screenwriter and critic. He is best known for his novels Money (1984) and London Fields (1989). He received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his memoir Experience and was twice listed for the Booker Prize (shortlisted in 1991 for Time's Arrow and longlisted in 2003 for Yellow Dog). Amis was a professor of creative writing at the University of Manchester's Centre for New Writing from 20...