Book description
Lionel Asbo - a very violent but not very successful young criminal -
is going about his morning duties in a London prison when he learns
that he has just won £139,999,999. 50 on the National Lottery. This
is not necessarily good news for his ward and nephew, the orphaned Des
Pepperdine, who still has reason to fear his uncle's implacable vengeance.
Savage, funny, and mysteriously poignant, Lionel Asbo is a
modern fairytale from one of the world's great writers.
Martin Amis is the author of twelve previous novels, the memoir
Experience
, two collections of stories and six collections of non-fiction, most
recently
The Second Plane
. He lives in New York.
