Ian McEwan

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Aliases:
Макьюэн, Ијан Мекјуан, ایان مک‌یوون, and 32 others Ian Mc Ewan, Ian McEwan, Иън Макюън, 依仁·麥伊雲, Ен Мак’юэн, 伊恩·麦克尤恩, 伊恩·麥克伊旺, Иэн Макьюен, Iyān Mikīwān, イアン・マキューアン, Iėn Makʹi︠u︡en, Iyān Mākīwān, イアン マキューアン, Ian Mac Ewan, إيان ماك إيوان, Ioannes McEwan, ايان ماك ايوان, イアン マッキューアン, McEwan, איאן מקיואן, ইয়ান ম্যাকইউয়ান, Իեն Մաքյուեն, Ian Maḳyuan, Ian MacEwan, Ієн Мак'юен, MacEwan, Иэн Макьюэн, Ians Makjuans, เอียน แม็คคิววัน, 이언 매큐언, Ian Russell McEwan, Ίαν ΜακΓιούαν
Born:
June 21, 1948

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Ian Russell McEwan, (born 21 June 1948) is an English novelist and screenwriter. In 2008, The Times featured him on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945" and The Daily Telegraph ranked him number 19 in its list of the "100 most powerful people in British culture".McEwan began his career writing sparse, Gothic short stories. His first two novels, The Cement Garden (1978) and The Comfort of Strangers (1981), earned him the nickname "Ian Macabre". These were followed by three novels of some success in the 1980s and early 1990s. His novel Enduring Love was adapted into a film of the same name. He won the Booker Prize with Amsterdam (1998). His next novel, Atonement, garnered acclaim and was adapted into an Oscar-winning film featuring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. His later novels have included The Children Act, Nutshell, and Machines Like Me. He was awarded the 1999 Shakespeare Prize, and the 2011 Jerusalem Prize.

Books by Ian McEwan