Conversations with Ian McEwan
Conversations with Ian McEwan collects sixteen interviews, conducted over three decades, with the British author of such highly praised novels as Enduring Love, Atonement, Saturday, and On Chesil Beach. McEwan (b. 1948) discusses his views on authorship, the writing process, and major themes found in his fiction, but he also expands upon his interests in music, film, global politics, the sciences, and the state of literature in contemporary society. McEwan's candid and forthcoming discussions with notable contemporary writers--Martin Amis, Zadie Smith, Ian Hamilton, David Remnick, and Stephen Pinker--provide readers with the most in-depth portrait available of the author and his works. Readers will find McEwan to be just as engaging, humorous, and intelligent as his writings suggest. The volume includes interviews from British, Spanish, French, and American sources, two interviews previously available only in audio format, and a new interview conducted with the book's editor. Ryan Roberts, Springfield, Illinois, is a librarian at Lincoln Land Community College and an editorial assistant for Between the Lines. He is the official webmaster for Julian Barnes, Ian McEwan, and James Fenton, among others.
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Conversations with Ian McEwan
Conversations with Ian McEwan collects sixteen interviews, conducted over three decades, with the British author of such highly praised novels as Enduring Love, Atonement, Saturday, and On Chesil Beach. McEwan (b. 1948) discusses his views on authorship, the writing process, and major themes found in his fiction, but he also expands upon his interests in music, film, global politics, the sciences, and the state of literature in contemporary society. McEwan's candid and forthcoming discussions with notable contemporary writers--Martin Amis, Zadie Smith, Ian Hamilton, David Remnick, and Stephen Pinker--provide readers with the most in-depth portrait available of the author and his works. Readers will find McEwan to be just as engaging, humorous, and intelligent as his writings suggest. The volume includes interviews from British, Spanish, French, and American sources, two interviews previously available only in audio format, and a new interview conducted with the book's editor. Ryan Roberts, Springfield, Illinois, is a librarian at Lincoln Land Community College and an editorial assistant for Between the Lines. He is the official webmaster for Julian Barnes, Ian McEwan, and James Fenton, among others.
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Conversations with Ian McEwan

Conversations with Ian McEwan

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Conversations with Ian McEwan collects sixteen interviews, conducted over three decades, with the British author of such highly praised novels as Enduring Love, Atonement, Saturday, and On Chesil Beach. McEwan (b. 1948) discusses his views on authorship, the writing process, and major themes found in his fiction, but he also expands upon his interests in music, film, global politics, the sciences, and the state of literature in contemporary society. McEwan's candid and forthcoming discussions with notable contemporary writers--Martin Amis, Zadie Smith, Ian Hamilton, David Remnick, and Stephen Pinker--provide readers with the most in-depth portrait available of the author and his works. Readers will find McEwan to be just as engaging, humorous, and intelligent as his writings suggest. The volume includes interviews from British, Spanish, French, and American sources, two interviews previously available only in audio format, and a new interview conducted with the book's editor. Ryan Roberts, Springfield, Illinois, is a librarian at Lincoln Land Community College and an editorial assistant for Between the Lines. He is the official webmaster for Julian Barnes, Ian McEwan, and James Fenton, among others.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781604734201
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Publication date: 03/04/2010
Series: Literary Conversations Series
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Ryan Roberts is a librarian at Lincoln Land Community College and editorial assistant for Between the Lines. He is also official webmaster for Julian Barnes (www.julianbarnes .com), Ian McEwan (www.ianmcewan.com), and James Fenton (www.jamesfenton.com), among others. He is coeditor (with Vanessa Guignery) of Conversations with Julian Barnes, published by University Press of Mississippi.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Chronology xv

Points of Departure Ian Hamilton 3

Adolescence and After Christopher Ricks 19

Ian McEwan John Haffenden 26

Writers Talk: Ideas of Our Time Martin Amis 47

The Pleasure of Prose Writing vs. Pornographic Violence: An Interview with Ian McEwan Rosa González Casademont 54

Profile Writing: Ian McEwan Patrick McGrath 61

An Interview with Ian McEwan Liliane Louvel Gilles Ménégaldo Anne-Laure Fortin 67

Interview with Ian McEwan Jonathan Noakes 79

The Art of Fiction CLXXIII: Ian McEwan Adam Begley 89

Zadie Smith Talks with Ian McEwan Zadie Smith 108

A Conversation about Art and Nature Antony Gormley 134

A Conversation with Ian McEwan David Lynn 143

Naming What Is There: Ian McEwan in Conversation with David Remnick David Remnick 156

Dual Purpose Ashutosh Khandekar 176

Shadow Lines Steven Pinker 180

"A Thing One Does": A Conversation with Ian McEwan Ryan Roberts 188

Index 203

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