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Ian McEwan: The Essential Guide (Vintage Living Texts)

Ian McEwan: The Essential Guide (Vintage Living Texts)

by Margaret Reynolds (Author), Margaret Reynolds (Author), Jonathan Noakes (Author)

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    Paperback 2002

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Synopsis

In Vintage Living Texts teachers and students will find the essential guide to the works of Ian McEwan. Vintage Living Texts is unique in that it offers an in-depth interview with Ian McEwan, relating specifically to the texts under discussion. This guide deals with McEwan's themes, genre and narrative technique, and a close reading of the texts is accompanied by likely exam questions - as well as providing a rich source of ideas for intelligent and inventive ways of approaching the novels. Also included in this guide are detailed reading plans for all three novels, questions for essays and discussion, contextual material, suggested texts for complementary and comparative reading, extracts from reviews, a biography, a bibliography and a glossary of literary terms. Whether a teacher, student or general reader, the Vintage Living Texts series gives you the chance to explore new resources and enjoy new pleasures. The Vintage Living Texts series includes: Louis de Bernieres, Margaret Atwood and Sebastian Faulks.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 224
 Edition: First Edition
 Publisher: Vintage
Published: 05 Sep 2002
ISBN 10: 0099437554
ISBN 13: 9780099437550
Book Overview: This series provides readers of all kinds with an introduction to some of the most exciting works in contemporary literature. Includes: The Child in Time, Enduring Love and Atonement.

Media Reviews
This is a terrific series... The tone is authoritative but never dogmatic, while the style is enthusiastic and approachable * The English Magazine, no.47 Winter 2002/3 *
[McEwan] is this country's unrivalled literary giant * Independent on Sunday *
One of our greatest living writers * Herald *
McEwan's brilliance as a novelist lies in his ability to isolate discrete moments in life and invest them with incredible significance * Observer *
McEwan is the kind of author who can say more in a sentence than most can say in a chapter * Irish Times *
Author Bio
The Series Editors of Vintage Living Texts have, between them, more than thirty years teaching experience at senior school and undergraduate level. Their association with Vintage - and with the Vintage authors - guarantees a series that is lively and informative and fun.