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Atonement

Ian McEwan

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Atonement

by Ian McEwan
Atonement
Atonement
Atonement

Love, war, guilt, forgiveness woven into masterful prose.

If you're intrigued by the intertwining of personal drama with historical events, "Atonement" could be a mesmerizing read for you. Ian McEwan crafts a story that isn't just about the characters but about the very nature of storytelling itself. The novel's depth, exploring themes of guilt and the search for redemption, is hauntingly beautiful and may stay with you long after the last page.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2001)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize Nominee for Fiction (2001)
  • Whitbread Award Nominee for Novel (2001)
  • WH Smith Literary Award (2002)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (2002)
  • Exclusive Books Boeke Prize (2002)
  • Deutscher Buchpreis (German Book Prize) for Internationale Belletristik (2003)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (2002)
  • Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book in South Asia and Europe (2002)
  • Premi Llibreter de narrativa Nominee (2003)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2003)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Atonement

by Ian McEwan
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ISBN: 9780099429791
Author: Ian McEwan
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 2023-08-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Historical Romance, War, Classics, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.95
(rated by 559173 readers)
 

Love, war, guilt, forgiveness woven into masterful prose.

If you're intrigued by the intertwining of personal drama with historical events, "Atonement" could be a mesmerizing read for you. Ian McEwan crafts a story that isn't just about the characters but about the very nature of storytelling itself. The novel's depth, exploring themes of guilt and the search for redemption, is hauntingly beautiful and may stay with you long after the last page.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2001)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize Nominee for Fiction (2001)
  • Whitbread Award Nominee for Novel (2001)
  • WH Smith Literary Award (2002)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (2002)
  • Exclusive Books Boeke Prize (2002)
  • Deutscher Buchpreis (German Book Prize) for Internationale Belletristik (2003)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (2002)
  • Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book in South Asia and Europe (2002)
  • Premi Llibreter de narrativa Nominee (2003)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2003)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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