Ian McEwan
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June 21, 1948
in Aldershot, England, The United Kingdom
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Ian McEwan recently accepted the Jerusalem prize for literature, an honor awarded biennially to writers whose work deals with themes of individual freedom in society. The first winner in 1963 was the philosopher Bertrand Russell and other recipients include Simone de Beauvoir, JM Coetzee and Mario Vargas Llosa.
On 20 February 2011, Ian McEwan gave an acceptance speech during the award cer... read more »
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Atonement   3.74 avg rating — 100,768 ratings
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Saturday 3.52 avg rating — 17,519 ratings
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On Chesil Beach 3.43 avg rating — 17,567 ratings
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Amsterdam 3.33 avg rating — 11,137 ratings
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Enduring Love 3.57 avg rating — 8,117 ratings
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1997
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Solar 3.13 avg rating — 4,851 ratings
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The Cement Garden 3.48 avg rating — 4,530 ratings
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1978
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The Comfort of Strangers 3.41 avg rating — 2,831 ratings
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1981
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Black Dogs 3.38 avg rating — 2,338 ratings
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1992
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The Child in Time 3.59 avg rating — 2,119 ratings
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“A person is, among all else, a material thing, easily torn and not easily mended.”
― Ian McEwan, Atonement
― Ian McEwan, Atonement
“It wasn't only wickedness and scheming that made people unhappy, it was confusion and misunderstanding; above all, it was the failure to grasp the simple truth that other people are as real as you.”
― Ian McEwan, Atonement
― Ian McEwan, Atonement
“This is how the entire course of a life can be changed: by doing nothing.”
― Ian McEwan, On Chesil Beach
― Ian McEwan, On Chesil Beach
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