Novelist Martin Amis with Literary Contributor Ariel Gonzalez

By Joseph Cooper,

Published January 5, 2015 at 1:00 PM EST

Martin Amis and his latest novel is THE ZONE OF INTEREST

01/05/15 - Monday’s Topical Currents features our literary contributor, Ariel Gonzalez and an interview with acclaimed British author Martin Amis. He’s the son of novelist Kingsley Amis—and has published more than 20 books since his days at Oxford. Martin Amis’s latest novel is THE ZONE OF INTEREST. Set in Auschwitz, it explores the Holocaust through the eyes of disparate characters. That’s Topical Currents . . . Monday at 1pm.

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