Ian McEwan

Pokání je román, který napsal britský spisovatel Ian McEwan jako osmý v pořadí. Vydán byl v roce 2001 nakladatelstvím Jonathan Cape, česky roku 2003 nakladatelstvím ODEON v překladu Marie Válkové. Kniha je dělena do čtyř částí. Román v roce 2007 pod stejným názvem zfilmoval Joe Wright s Keirou Knightley a Jamesem …

Sobota je román, jehož autorem je britský spisovatel Ian McEwan. Kniha vyšla v originále roku 2005 v nakladatelství Jonathan Cape, česky ji vydalo 2006 nakladatelství Odeon v překladu Marie Válkové.

In 1962, Florence and Edward celebrate their wedding in a hotel on the Dorset coast. Yet as they dine, the expectation of their marital duties weighs over them. And unbeknownst to both, the decisions they make this night will resonate throughout their lives. With exquisite prose, Ian McEwan creates in On Chesil Beach …

The Booker Prize-winning contemporary morality tale—cleverly disguised as a comic novel—from the acclaimed author of Atonement. On a chilly February day, two old friends meet in the throng outside a London crematorium to pay their last respects to Molly Lane. Both Clive Linley and Vernon Halliday had been Molly's …

General FictionLarge Print Edition*A Quality Paperback Book Club SelectionA sad, chilling, precise exploration of deranged love. starred, Kirkus ReviewsWill keep readers hooked. starred, Publishers WeeklyThe calm, organized life of Joe Rose is shattered one day when Joe takes part in a rescue effort to save a child in …

Betonová zahrada je jeden z nejznámějších románů britského spisovatele Iana McEwana. Byl poprvé uveřejněn v roce 1978. Stejnojmenný film Andrew Birkina vznikl v roce 1993. Hlavní role ztvárnili Charlotte Gainsbourg a Andrew Robertson.

Michael Beard is a Nobel Prize-winning physicist (and compulsive overeater) whose best work is behind him. Trading on his reputation, he speaks for enormous fees, lends his name to the letterheads of renowned scientific institutions, and halfheartedly heads a government-backed initiative tackling global warming. …

The Child in Time opens with a harrowing event. Stephen Lewis, a successful author of children's books, takes his 3-year-old daughter on a routine Saturday morning trip to the supermarket. While waiting in line, his attention is distracted and his daughter is kidnapped. Just like that. From there, Lewis spirals into …

As their holiday unfolds, Colin and Maria are locked into their own intimacy. They groom themselves meticulously, as though someone is waiting for them who cares deeply about how they appear. When they meet a man with a disturbing story to tell, they become drawn into a fantasy of violence and obsession.

Set in late 1980s Europe at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Black Dogs is the intimate story of the crumbling of a marriage, as witnessed by an outsider. Jeremy is the son-in-law of Bernard and June Tremaine, whose union and estrangement began almost simultaneously. Seeking to comprehend how their deep love …