Martin Amis
This celebrity goo was created by player Samir Mehta.
Scott Hardie provided the gooed image and category, made minor changes to the clue provided by Samir, and wrote the explanation.
publication date: Saturday, August 8, 2009 (part of Round XL)
category: 
Literature
clue: Sdrawkcab seog emit fo worra eht fi tahw?
explanation: Amis was a novelist whose works included Time's Arrow, about a character experiencing time backwards. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Ryan Dunn, Sarah Kyle, Walter Chesser, and Elaine Beckland
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