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Man Booker Prize pits McEwan against novices

7 Sep 2007

The £50,000 Man Booker Prize shortlist has been revealed, with Ian McEwan up against five little-known writers, one of whom has sold just 231 copies of his book. McEwan’s On Chesil Beach will compete with Darkmans by Nicola Barker, The Gatheing by…

Atonement

Atonement

6 Sep 2007

There’s a visually astounding set-piece at the centre of this adaptation of novelist Ian McEwan’s superb tragic romance set before, during and after World War II. It’s a lengthy tracking shot of the beach at Dunkirk during the Allied troop withdrawal…

Knightley’s Atonement opens Venice festival

30 Aug 2007

The curtain raised on the Venice Film Festival yesterday, opening with British film Atonement starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. The film, which is based on the best-selling novel by Ian McEwan, is only the second feature film from director…

Hitlist - the best Festival book events

23 Aug 2007

Tony Harrison The poet whose 1984 work ‘V’ sparked a torrent of tabloid and parliamentary outrage over its Channel 4 adaptation arrives to discuss the power of poetry. Thom Yorke is a big fan. 23 Aug, 11.30am, £7 (£5). Ian McEwan One of the…

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