Atonement mcewan ian biography

Peter: It came out in the autumn and dominated the lists, dominated the Booker and while it didn’t win, it was certainly the book.

Roger: I can't actually remember publication day, but I remember the reviews and the sales.

The reader has learned he served three years in prison for his crime and is now able to exonerate himself by serving in the army. 'The Beauty of the Conjuring', Atlantic Monthly, 289:3, February 2002: 106-109.

Caldwell, Gail. At a certain point they just got faster and faster.

Ian: So the Booker was 98. Anthony had done The English Patient, so in terms of literary adaptation he was one of the best in the world.

'Ian McEwan's Atonement and "The Techniques of Mrs. Woolf"', Virginia Woolf Miscellany, 64, Fall-Winter 2003: 11-12.

Finney, Brian. This makes Briony happy to see. 'Fikushon no "tsugunai"', Eigo Seinen/Rising Generation, 147:12, March 2002: 752.

Merkin, Daphne.

'Summer and Smoke in the Shadow of War: A young girl's misconception is the hinge of Ian McEwan's masterful Atonement', Boston Globe (Books), March 2002.

Hattori, Noriyuki. At the end of Part Three, Briony seeks out her older sister. 'Atonement Book Review', The Carolina Beacon, 2:1, 20 October 2002.

Lozano, Antonio.

Brian Finney's Website, 2002.

Pittau, Martina.

I had no idea.

Roger Bratchell, Marketing Director: This novel had everything: the sultry pre-war setting, the war, the twist. Into the mix came Anthony Minghella. 'In Plain Sight - an Error That Reverberated Through a Lifetime', Ottawa Citizen, 13 January 2002.

Bethune, Brian.

When the soldiers return from Dunkirk, Briony experiences the horrors of war first hand, and is humiliated at her failure to perform her duty. 'The Trick of Truth', The New Republic, 226:11, 25 March 2002: 28-34.

Lacayo, Richard. And they’d all read it, thinking they had the whole thing, and were happy with it. I couriered it round to Dan from Oxford.

Pascal Cariss, copy editor: I remember that publisher’s cliché about there being a real buzz in-house about a manuscript was, in this case, absolutely true.

When adapted to film in 2007, it earned six Oscar nominations and galvanised the careers of Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. It was amazing.

Dan: I think it’s the only time it’s happened to me: literally, our hair stood on end for that one shot.