This introduction to the work of Ian McEwan places his fiction in historical and theoretical context. It explores his biography, literary techniques and the issues of ethics and representation. Including a timeline of key dates and an interview with the author it also offers an overview of the critical reception McEwan's work has provoked.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
General Editor's Preface .- Preface.- Acknowledgements .- List of Abbreviations.- PART I: INTRODUCTION .- Timeline.- Introduction.- A Biographical Reading.- PART II: 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 .- PART III: CRITICISM AND CONTEXTS.- Author Interview .- Other Writings.- Critical Reception.- Further Reading and Bibliography .- Index.
