British writer Martin Ames misses 73 years old

Ames was famous for his gloomy and cruel style. A.B

British novelist Martin Ames died last Friday inside his home in Florida at the age of 73, according to the organizers of the Booker Prize and a number of media outlets.

The foundation, which awards Britain's prestigious literary prize, noted that Ames "has been one of the most acclaimed authors over the past 50 years".

His wife, writer Isabel Fonseca, told the New York Times and the Guardian that the author of "Money... Money" (1984) and "London Fields" (1989) died after his condition deteriorated as a result of esophageal cancer.

Ames died as a film based on his book The Zone of Interest (2014) was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. The film is titled in the same book and is directed by Jonathan Glazer.

Martin Ames, born in 1949 in Wales, featured his name in British fiction during the eighties and nineties, and was famous for his gloomy and harsh style.

Among other things, he is the author of the book "The Second Airplane", which deals with the September 11 incident and includes articles and news about the incident.

The British novelist, who has written about 10 novels, was nominated for the Booker Prize twice, first in 1991 for "The Arrow of Time" and the second in 2003 for "Yellow Dog".

The Times described him in 2008 as one of Britain's 50 greatest writers since 1945.