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Conversaciones con Ian McEwan

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Conversaciones con Ian McEwan reúne catorce entrevistas que abarcan cuarenta años de la trayectoria del autor de Expiación, Sábado y Chesil Beach. En diálogo con prestigiosos escritores como Martin Amis, Zadie Smith y David Remnick, y el psicólogo Steven Pinker, entre otros, McEwan desgrana su visión del proceso creativo y sus obsesiones narrativas con la agudeza, el humor y la inteligencia que le caracterizan como prosista.



Desde la fijación por las pulsaciones humanas más oscuras que acota el universo de sus primeros relatos hasta su exploración, en obras posteriores, del cruce entre historia colectiva e individual, o de los mecanismos y las trampas de la conciencia, McEwan ha hurgado siempre en las zonas de sombra que sólo el bisturí de la ficción es capaz de iluminar. Sin embargo, McEwan es un escritor que nutre y cuestiona su literatura a la luz de otras disciplinas y lenguajes. En estas conversaciones, se explaya sobre temas como las implicaciones de la neurociencia y la biología evolutiva para la práctica de la literatura, las paradojas de la Guerra Fría, los malentendidos que gobiernan las relaciones entre hombres y mujeres, o sus reservas respecto al realismo mágico.

296 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2010

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Profile Image for Daniel Recasens Salvador.
230 reviews8 followers
October 20, 2024
Sempre és interessant llegir McEwan, més encara si ens parla sobre el fet d’escriure. De tota manera, potser el curador podria haver passat més el rasclet per evitar repeticions impertinents entre entrevistes i que alguna hagués aprofundit més enllà de la pròpia producció o amb l’excusa de. Així i tot, com m’agradaria poder llegir en català depèn de quins llibres, com els de gatopardo ediciones.
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61 reviews6 followers
March 30, 2019
Recuerdo lo abrumada que me sentí cuando leí La Frantumaglia, por el desarrollo y profundidad que Elena Ferrante le daba a todas y cada una de sus respuestas, pero se trataba de entrevistas realizadas por escrito. No es este el caso en el que, aunque hay una labor —necesaria— de edición, Ian McEwan expone unos argumentos de calado con una gran capacidad de comunicación y muchísima soltura. Y además, no tiene pelos en la lengua.

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157 reviews5 followers
January 7, 2022
Literally the only reason this gets a 3 and not a 4 is because I read it for my diss and I am STRESSED rn so the enjoyment factor was not what it could’ve been. Regardless this man is so interesting and so intelligent and u can really tell he knows what he’s talking about. I wish I had read more of his books just because then I would know exactly what he was talking about when he referenced them rather than just vaguely understanding the plot but I still enjoyed him talking about the books I haven’t read because his themes are so broad and span so much of his work. Really interesting and the parts about Saturday were incredibly relevant for my diss so extra points for that
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April 24, 2023
First, most of these are redundant, and as McEwan concedes in one of the latter interviews - the process itself is somewhat inane. You do find out a good deal about McEwan's known background and the part of his writing process that he is willing to speak about. For would be young writers, some of this could be helpful. The last interview is 2008. 'Amsterdam' was such a disappointment to me that I've decided not to even look to see what he's written since. Didn't help that I read this between Dickens' 'Edwin Drood' and Miles Franklin's 'My Brilliant Career.'
Profile Image for Linda .
17 reviews14 followers
October 16, 2018
I love Ian McEwan's writings but this just wasn't of much interest to me.
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February 16, 2011
And the greatness of the University Press of Mississippi continues. Both this authors series and the Conversations with Filmmakers series collect interviews with their subjects over the length of that subject's career. These with McEwan go from the 70's through the late 2000's. It's a pleasure to find that McEwan is as smart and engaging as his books are. The interview done by Zadie Smith is a standout.
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44 reviews
October 12, 2016
I found myself analyzing him as he responded to different interviewers. I used some of the Q & A's with my students after they read Enduring Love, and they enjoyed hearing his perspective and insight.
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