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July 27, 2012

Limited Edition Sweet Tooth

The London Review Bookshop is offering a special opportunity to purchase a limited first edition of Sweet Tooth, signed before publication by the author and published in association with Jonathan Cape. The edition comprises 100 copies, seventy-five of which have been quarterbound in Harmatan Yellow 30 fine leather with letterpress patterned sides on Mohawk Loop Ginger paper, numbered 1 to 75,
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Published on July 27, 2012 17:24

February 21, 2011

Jerusalem Prize Acceptance Speech (20 February 2011)

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 ceremony.
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Published on February 21, 2011 00:26

January 26, 2011

McEwan Awarded the Jerusalem Prize

Ian McEwan has been awarded 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 26 January 2001, Ian McEwan published this letter in The Guardian:

Israel critics
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Published on January 26, 2011 03:28

December 30, 2010

Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author

Ian McEwan was awardeed the Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award, an annual award given by the Tulsa Library Trust. Its purpose is to give formal recognition, on behalf of the Tulsa County community, to internationally acclaimed authors who have written a distinguished body of work and made a major contribution to the field of literature and letters. Past award winners include Joyce
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Published on December 30, 2010 14:41

March 26, 2010

March 10, 2010

New Serbian Book on Ian McEwan by Zorica Đergović-Joksimović

Zorica Đergović-Joksimović
Ijan Makjuan: polifonija zla
Geopoetika, 2009
ISBN: 9788676662043
 
Ian McEwan has demonstrated a remarkable interest in the problem of evil from the very beginning of his writing career. yet, he is not focused on the anthropology of evil but is primarily attracted to the epistemology of evil and the presentation how this encounter is reflected upon the lives of his
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Published on March 10, 2010 02:28

March 4, 2010

Ian McEwan: Art and Politics

Ian McEwan: Art and Politics
Pascal Nicklas
Universitätsverlag Winter Heidelberg, 2010
ISBN: 978-3-8253-5654-5

Order a copy online via the publisher Universitätsverlag WINTER.

From the Publisher:

Ian McEwan's work is paradigmatic for the intricate relationship between art and politics in British fiction. Whereas his early work is more concerned with the family and its perversions, there is a
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Published on March 04, 2010 19:03

Ian McEwan Website -- Now on Facebook!

The Ian McEwan Website now has a page on Facebook. We hope this page will serve as a useful and interactive supplement to Ian's official website and that fans of his work will join and participate by posting their thoughts, etc. Anyone can view the posts, so have a look!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ian-McE...

Best wishes!
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Published on March 04, 2010 04:39

January 7, 2010

McEwan's U.S. Tour Dates

Ian McEwan is scheduled to appear at four U.S. events to promote his new novel Solar. Please be sure to confirm dates and ticketing information directly with the event organizers.


April 6, 8:00 pm
92nd St. Y and Unterberg Poetry Center
1395 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10128

April 7, 7:30 pm
PEN/Faulkner Foundation
Folger Exhibition Hall
201 East Capitol St.
SE Washington, DC 20003

April
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Published on January 07, 2010 06:28

November 9, 2009

Conversations with Ian McEwan

Conversations with Ian McEwan collects sixteen interviews, conducted over three decades, with the author (b. 1948) of such highly praised novels as Enduring Love, Atonement, Saturday, and On Chesil Beach.

McEwan discusses his views on authorship, the writing process, and the major themes found in his fiction, but he also expands upon his interests in music, film, global politics, the sciences,
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Published on November 09, 2009 18:50