About
Ian McEwan is a British novelist born on 21 June 1948 in Aldershot, England. He studied English literature at the University of Sussex and later earned an MA in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. His first collection of short stories, First Love, Last Rites (1975), won the Somerset Maugham Award and earned him the nickname 'Ian Macabre' for his dark themes. He won the Booker Prize in 1998 for Amsterdam. His novel Atonement (2001) was adapted into an Oscar-winning film in 2007. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2000 and Companion of Honour in 2023.
* 1948-06-21
Major works
- First Love, Last Rites (1975)short story collection
- The Cement Garden (1978)novel
- Amsterdam (1998)novel
- Atonement (2001)novel
- Saturday (2005)novel
Key milestones
- 1998Wins the Booker Prize for Amsterdam.
- 2000Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
- 2023Appointed Companion of Honour (CH) for services to literature.
Themes
Complex family relationshipsMorality and ethical dilemmasMemory and guiltScience and technologyPolitics and contemporary society
Sources: thebookerprizes.com · gov.uk · britannica.com