The Pregnant Widow

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The Pregnant Widow is a darkly comic novel by Martin Amis that explores sexual politics, aging, and the aftermath of the 1960s sexual revolution through a group of friends on an Italian holiday.

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instanceOf book
novel
author Martin Amis NERFINISHED
character Gloria Beautyman NERFINISHED
Keith Nearing NERFINISHED
Lily NERFINISHED
Rita NERFINISHED
Schellen NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverArtist Tracy Worrall NERFINISHED
criticalReception mixed reviews
explores consequences of the sexual revolution on later life
cultural change in the late 20th century
tension between feminist ideals and male desire
genre comic novel
dark comedy
literary fiction
hasDedication dedicated to Martin Amis's sister Sally Amis
hasISBN 9780224062994
hasMotif body image
literary allusions
romantic entanglements
hasNarrativeStructure frame narrative with retrospective viewpoint
language English
literaryStyle intertextual references
satire
mainTheme aftermath of the 1960s sexual revolution
aging
sexual politics
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor autobiographical echoes of Martin Amis's life
extended reflections on the sexual revolution
originalPublisher Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED
pageCount 480
placeInAuthorOeuvre later work of Martin Amis
protagonist Keith Nearing NERFINISHED
publicationDate 2010
publisher Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED
settingLocation Italy NERFINISHED
settingPeriod 1970
subjectMatter gender relations
memory and retrospection
middle age
sexual liberation
titleOrigin phrase referring to a transitional state between old and new orders

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Martin Amis notableWork The Pregnant Widow