Ian McEwan, our foremost storyteller, returns with an ambitious, mesmerising new novel.Lessonsis a chronicle of our times - a powerful meditation on history and humanity told through the prism of one man’s lifetime. AboutLessons: When the world is still counting the cost of the Second World...
Ian McEwan ~ What We Can Know What We Can Know, the epic new novel from Ian McEwan, will be published on 18 September 2025. Ian McEwan says of his new novel: "What We Can Know is science fiction without the science. This is a novel about history, and what we can know of it, ...
However, it is the repercussions from the piano lessons Roland received at boarding school that have the most significant impact on his life. I read but didn’t review McEwan’s previous novel ‘Machines Like Me’ in 2019 which I didn’t think was among his best work, but I would say ...
in fact as yet there haven’t been any of his books that I haven’t liked (enjoyed isn’t always a word you can use with McEwan) though I might have struggled with a few here and there. I had, until now, never tried his short...
Ian McEwan's latest novel, Lessons (2022), covers a long period of time to deliver a powerful meditation on history and humanity through one man's life across generations and historical (un)doings. The article focuses on the literary representation of some historical...
plodding interludes. But this is oddly true of even quite short McEwan novels –Saturday, Amsterdam. (He’s a writer of setpieces, Good Bits; which means also of dud-pieces, Boring Bits.) It’s also true of life. And to say that Lessons tells the story of a man’s life...
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Critics have been quick to respond; 'The Guardian' has drawn parallels between 'Lessons' and classic narratives like 'Stoner' and 'The Sense of an Ending', suggesting McEwan’s work is a homage to the ordinary life’s interplay with the extraordinary. What stands out is the rich portrayal ...
Ian McEwan (b. 1948) is a British novelist, short-story writer, and screenwriter whose restrained, refined prose style accentuates the horror of his dark humor and perverse subject matter. His notable books included Amsterdam, Atonement, and On Chesil Be
In 2022 McEwan published his 18th novel, Lessons, which follows a man’s life over some 70 years and addresses the lasting impact of a predatory piano teacher and his wife’s abandonment. McEwan has written for television, radio, and film, including The Imitation Game (1980), The Ploughman...