"Atonement"
Ian McEwan is one of the "ruling triumvirate" of modern British prose (along with Julian Barnes and Martin Amis), and a winner of the Booker Prize for his novel "Amsterdam".
"Atonement" is a remarkable chronicle of lost time, marked by its...
sincerity, narrated by a teenage girl who, in her whimsical and childishly cruel manner, reevaluates and reinterprets the events of adult life. Witnessing a rape, she interprets it in her own way - triggering a chain of fateful events that will resonate in the most unexpected ways many years later...
"The Comfort of Strangers"
Ian McEwan is one of the most famous contemporary British writers. He received the Somerset Maugham Award for his debut book "First Love, Last Rites". He was awarded the Booker Prize for the novel "Amsterdam".
"The Comfort of Strangers" is equally a drama and a romantic love story." - NPR Books
1972. The "Cold War" is at its peak. The English intelligence services take interest in Sirina Fromm, a well-read and educated girl. They need someone who can ingratiate themselves with a young writer, Thomas Haley - he could be useful to them. Sirina is perfectly suited for this role. Who would have known that she is not only well-read but also infatuated, and her interest in Haley very soon will cease to be solely professional...
McEwan is an interesting storyteller, and the novel reads easily. There is no division into "bad" and "good"; as always with McEwan, his perspective on situations from different angles makes it rich with nuances and subtleties.
Author: МАКЬЮЭН Р. И.
Printhouse: Eksmo
Series: Pocket book . Комплекты
Year of publication: 2023
ISBN: 9785041887773
Size: 18x11.5x4 mm
Cover type: Мягкая обложка
Weight: 490 g
ID: 1476172
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