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London fields first edition authormartin amis countryunited kingdom languageenglish genreblack comedy publisherjonathan cape publication date 21 september 1989 pages470 pages isbn0224026097 london fields is a black comic, murder mystery novel by british writer martin amis, published in 1989. London fields is martin amis murder story for the end of the millennium. But his novels, and especially london fields, are more than just a guided tour of the squalid and tawdry. Book will be carefully wrapped prior to dispatch and it will be dispatched promptly following receipt of funds. The main characters of this classics, literature story are martin eden, ruth morse.
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