Atonement (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Ian McEwan
- First Published: 2002
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Language or languages, Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Europe or Europeans, 1940’s, Guilt, Class consciousness, 1930’s, England or English people, War, Upper classes, Storytelling, Women, Scotland or Scottish people, 1990’s, Western Europe or western Europeans, Old age or elderly people, Career women, Great Britain, Atonement
- Locales: Dunkirk, France, London, England, Surrey, England
During the 1970’s, Ian McEwan came to the attention of the literary establishment with his extraordinary short story collection First Love, Last Rites (1975). He has continued to write compelling fiction that primarily focuses on how a person’s life can be turned upside down by love and loss. While McEwan began his writing career as an author of vibrant short stories, he turned to long fiction after the publication of his first novel, The Cement Garden, in 1978. His 1998 novel Amsterdam was awarded the prestigious Booker McConnell Prize. Considered by many...
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