Ian McEwan

Ian McEwan (born 1948) is a British writer, screenwriter and novelist.

Also recorded as Ian Russell McEwan.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Ian Russel McEwan.

Born at Aldershot in 1948.

In detail

Ian McEwan studied at Woolverstone Hall School, University of Sussex and University of East Anglia. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is literary activity, prose and drama. John Updike, Philip Roth and Virginia Woolf are recorded as an influence.

Employment is recorded with University College London. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Society of Literature and American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Works named in the authority record are The Cement Garden and Atonement.

Distinctions recorded are Somerset Maugham Award, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Prix Femina étranger and Booker Prize.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Ian McEwan”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q190379: Ian McEwan

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