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His first marriage was to Penny Allen, an astrologer and alternative practitioner, with whom he had two sons. The marriage ended in 1995. Two years later in 1997, McEwan married Annalena McAfee, a journalist and writer who was formerly the editor of The Guardian 's Review section.
18 cze 2014 · McEwan described his father as “quite terrifying,” a “great stickler for all the spit and polish of traditional army life.” McEwan’s mother, Rose, was the reverse. She was a “timorous” woman who could not bear her husband’s disapproval and was ashamed of her working class accent.
4 paź 2024 · 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 Beach.
13 wrz 2022 · In Ian McEwan's expansive new novel, a man assesses his life's trajectory from childhood to old age, focusing especially on what he considers his wrong turns and disappointments.
Ian McEwan’s personal life has been just as fascinating as his literary works. He was born on June 21, 1948, in Aldershot, England, to a Scottish army officer father and an English mother. McEwan’s parents divorced when he was young, and he was raised by his mother and stepfather.
At the same time, his writing has begun to address broader themes, examining how social and political issues determine our personal lives. In The Child in Time (1987), which centres on the abduction of the protagonist’s daughter, a further subplot explores the psyche of a (fictitious) senior politician, and a repulsive Margaret Thatcher ...
12 wrz 2022 · Ian McEwan reflects on ‘the hope and foreboding’ of his new novel — and his life. Ian McEwan’s latest novel, “Lessons,” is his largest in scope and in many ways, he says, his most personal....
