'Yellow Dog' is Latest from Martin Amis

By Alan Cheuse

Published November 6, 2003 at 11:00 PM CST

Martin Amis's Yellow Dog is a satirical take on contemporary British life, with a cast of characters described in the book as "high-IQ morons." Yellow Dog ruffled feathers this past summer in Great Britain; it is now widely available in the United States. Alan Cheuse has a review.

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