Money: A Suicide Note

What is the theme in Money: A Suicide Note by Martin Amis?

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Post-modernism is another theme in the story.

The novel "Money" by Martin Amis is the epitome of a post-modern novel. The term post-modern refers to an experimental type of writing, often using metafiction as well as author insertion to distinguish it from a more typical type of writing. In post-modern literature, the author frequently pokes fun at the conventions of novel-writing, using black humor, irony, and the character's paranoia. In the novel, "Money," Amis inserts himself as a character in the novel as a way of using metafiction, which means calling attention to the fact that a work of fiction is, in fact, a work of fiction. Amis knows that the reader most probably realizes Amis is the author of the book, using this to make his point.