Experience
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| Originally published | 2000 |
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| Authors | Martin Amis |
| Genres | Novel |
| Biography | |
| Memoir | |
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| ID | 2066399 |
About Experience
Experience is a book of memoirs by the British author Martin Amis.
Former Chancellor Alistair Darling dies aged 70
... He was always at hand to provide advice built on his decades of Experience - always with his trademark wry, good humour...
South Africa crime: Thieves put gun to Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga's head
... " I m in one piece, but the whole Experience was very traumatising, " Ms Chikunga told MPs...
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... I want to be unapologetically a version of a disabled person that I think so many of us in the modern world are, " From kissing the wrong person to accidentally joining a table of strangers in a pub, how much of what happens to her character Ceri s is autobiographical? " It isn t solely my Experience...
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... Co-writer and co-director Lilly Wachowski has said the film was intended as a metaphor for the transgender Experience - but " the world wasn t quite ready"...
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... Our new venue is so much more than a typical sports bar Experience - it s a place you can go to be entertained without sacrificing quality or comfort...
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... It was released in July, and Gerwig went into cinemas to see the reaction and ensure audiences had the best viewing - and listening - Experience, she revealed...
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... " Being a visible, racially-minoritised person makes it kind of an everyday Experience and you can t do anything about it - you re there living with the colour of your skin, " she said...
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South Africa crime: Thieves put gun to Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga's head
South Africa 's transport minister has described how she was robbed at gun-point After Her vehicle stopped on a highway to change a burst tyre.
Sindisiwe Chikunga told a parliamentary committee that one of the masked attackers pointed a gun at her head during The Ordeal early on Monday.
They stole some laptops, a phone and her Bodyguards ' weapons, She Said .
South Africa has long faced High Crime levels, including car-hijackings, kidnappings and smash-and-grabs.
But it is very unusual for a government minister travelling with armed Bodyguards to be robbed in their vehicle.
" I'm in One Piece , But the whole Experience was very traumatising, " Ms Chikunga told MPs.
She Said that at 03:30 local time on Monday her Bodyguards - or " protectors" - had got out of The Car , which had been travelling on a main road south of Johannesburg, to replace a burst tyre.
That was when The Robbers approached, forcing The Bodyguards onto the floor And Then opening The Car door.
They " pointed a gun at my head and ordered me to come out" Ms Chikunga said.
They demanded money, But she explained that she did not have any cash on her. They then searched through The Vehicle taking what they could find.
Still threatening her with their guns, The Robbers also tried to take The Minister 's ring But she told them: " This Was the only thing that I have between my late husband and myself, I value it so much. "
At one point The Minister started praying But was told to Keep Quiet .
" We Are fine, We Are healthy, We Are alive. It was a horrible Experience . . But God has mercy on us, " Ms Chikunga told parliamentarians as she wrapped up her account of What Happened .
The Police have confirmed that The Robbery took place and " a manhunt has since been launched following this unprecedented incident" the AFP news agency reports quoting police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe.
Referring to a common method that criminals use, the ministry of transport said that the tyres of the her car " were punctured by spikes [placed on The Road ], bringing The Car to a stop enabling The Criminals to rob The Occupants of valuables".
The two Bodyguards have been placed on leave " until [they are] fit and proper to return to their posts" .
" Steps are under way to determine what transpired As Far as VIP protection protocols are concerned, " she added.
nearly 1. 3 million people said they had been victims of property crime, which amounts to almost 3% of the population.
The proliferation of Small Arms is also a big issue in South Africa .
A gun was used in More Than 60% of the 1. 1 million home break-ins recorded.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
