Ian McEwan
Born: 06-20-1948
Ian McEwan, a distinguished British author, is renowned for his psychologically astute and intricately plotted novels. Born in 1948, McEwan's career took flight with his first collection of short stories, "First Love, Last Rites," in 1975. He gained international acclaim with novels like "Atonement" and "Amsterdam," the latter winning the Booker Prize in 1998. McEwan's works often explore themes of morality, love, and the complexities of human relationships.
Book summaries for books written by Ian McEwan
Quotes
Maybe I was just responding to their need, maybe there was a kind of power in it for me.
Loneliness can do strange things to the mind.
We lied there in the deserted garden, hating each other and nurturing our wickedness.
We were still playing in the sandpit, but the sand was getting hard.
Children don't always have to follow in their parents' footsteps.
In the darkness I could see the ghosts of the time when the house was a complete family unit.
Silence held us in its grip and then something cracked and leaked out.
The secrets of the house were tightening their grip around us.
The strange thing was that I didn't feel any personal guilt about my father's death.
Our makeshift family was damaged beyond repair.
The house had an air of emptiness, like the aftermath of a party.
I felt sorry for us all, but there was a strange comfort in having a common misery.