International Reading Series with Ian McEwan - Part 1

This episode takes us to the Harbourfront Centre in downtown Toronto for the International Reading Series with critically acclaimed novelist Ian McEwan. McEwan reads from his latest novel On Chesil Beach, and afterwards we get highlights of a conversation between McEwan and Walrus Magazine editor, Ken Alexander.

McEwan has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times, winning the award for Amsterdam in 1999. He is probably best known for Atonement, which garnered him the WH Smith Literary Award in 2002 and the National Books Critics Circle Fiction award in 2003.

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[alebarrosv2]

His books made my life better. And I´ve only read Atonement, On Chesil Beach and Saturday, which I think is a bit overlooked. Ian Mcewan is a genius! i´ll always read him! One of my favourite authors!

[SilentBombr]

I've only read Enduring Love but I thought it was brilliant so I'll definitely be reading his other stuff.

[lovermanonline]

So far I've read "The cement garden" and "Enduring love" and I've enjoyed them. The next week I'll receive "Black dogs" and I'm eager to read it.

Cheers!

[jbazzyclark]

i prefer on chesil beach to amsterdam,, i just read them both this week, i prefer atonement to on chesil beach though

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[VeniVidi]

'Amsterdam' was somewhat flawed in its last three chapters, I felt.

I wasn't overly fond of 'Atonement', 'First Love, Last Rites', or 'A Child in Time' either.

I thought 'On Chesil Beach' was too short and lacked story. (There seemed to be more backstory than story.)

My favourite novels by Ian McEwan are:

- The Cement Garden

- Black Dogs

- Enduring Love.

I'd recommend any of those three, certainly.

[spunkeez]

my favorite novel by Ian McEwan is Amsterdam

[plip365]

very nice video but the sound cuts out near the very end right when hes saying something funny.