Black Dogs | Black Dogs

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Author: Ian McEwan
First Published: 1992
Type of Work: Novel
Time of Work: 1946-1989
Setting: Great Britain, France, Germany, Poland, and Italy
Principal Characters: Jeremy, June Tremaine, Bernard Tremaine, Jenny, Sally
Genres: Long fiction
Subjects: History, Politics, Twentieth century, Psychology or psychologists, Europe or Europeans, Social issues, Religion, Violence, Identity, Mysticism, Tyrants or tyranny
Locales: France, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Poland

Many of the themes explored in Ian McEwan’s previous fiction are treated anew in Black Dogs: the pain and isolation of childhood, as in The Cement Garden (1978); the inexplicable, violent nature of evil, as in The Comfort of Strangers (1981); and the effect of political, social, and psychological forces on the individual, as in The Innocent (1990). Black Dogs combines these subjects with religious and political beliefs and the history of twentieth century Europe as McEwan creates another original view of contemporary chaos.

Black Dogs | Black Dogs

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