Conversations with Ian McEwan (Literary Conversations Series)

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.McEwans 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 books editor.