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First Love, Last Rites

Ian McEwan

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EAN: 9780099754817
Published: 7 Dec 2006

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Taut, brooding and densely atmospheric, these stories show us the ways in which murder can arise out of boredom, perversity can result from adolescent curiosity, and sheer evil might be the solution to unbearable loneliness.

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A talented and genuine imaginative writer. McEwan's details often grow into strange, powerful images-the ironies, throughout this impressive collection, are tellingly weighted
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A writer of uncanny power
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Ian McEwan has written two collections of stories, as well as many novels and screenplays. He won the 1998 Booker Prize for Amsterdam, and was shortlisted for the 2001 Booker Prize for Atonement.