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Ian McEwan / Lynn Wells.
Van Pelt Library PR6063.C4 Z93 2010
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LIBRA PR6063.C4 Z93 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wells, Lynn (Lynn Susan), 1961-
- Series:
- New British fiction
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- McEwan, Ian--Criticism and interpretation.
- McEwan, Ian.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 171 pages ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
- Summary:
- This books provides students with an introduction to the work of Ian McEwan that places his fiction in historical and theoretical context. It explores his biography and his hallmark literary techniques, and it looks at the issues of ethics and representation, focusing particularly on his most recent fiction. Including a timeline of key dates and an interview with the author, this guide offers an accessible reading of McEwan's work and an overview of the varied critical reception this has provoked.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- A biographical reading
- Major works: The cement garden and The comfort of strangers; The child in time; The innocent and Black dogs; Enduring love; Amsterdam and On Chesil Beach; Atonement; Saturday
- Criticism and contexts
- Author interview
- Other writings
- Critical reception
- Other texts by McEwan
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781403987815
- 1403987815
- 9781403987822
- 1403987823
- OCLC:
- 148905475
- Publisher Number:
- 99936787413
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