Name: Amsterdam
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Author: Ian McEwan

Type

Physical Book

Author

Ian McEwan

Publisher

Arrow (Random)

Language

English

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780099289579

ISBN13

9780099289579

Amsterdam

Ian McEwan (Author) · Arrow (Random) · Paperback

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Synopsis "Amsterdam"

On a chilly February day two old friends meet in the throng outside acrematorium to pay their last respects to Molly Lane. Both Clive Linleyand Vernon Halliday had been Molly's lovers in the days before theyreached their current eminence, Clive as Britain's most successfulmodern composer, Vernon as editor of the quality broadsheet, The Judge.Gorgeous, feisty Molly had had other lovers too, notably Julian Garmony, Foreign Secretary, a notorious right-winger tipped to be thenext prime minister. In the days that follow Molly's funeral Clive andVernon will make a pact that will have consequences neither hasforeseen. Each will make a disastrous moral decision, their friendshipwill be tested to its limits and Julian Garmony will be fighting forhis political life. A contemporary morality tale that is as profound asit is witty, this short novel is perhaps the most purely enjoyablefiction Ian McEwan has ever written. And why Amsterdam? What happensthere to Clive and Vernon is the most delicious shock in a novelbrimming with surprises.

Ian McEwan

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Ian McEwan (n. 1948) es un aclamado novelista y guionista británico, conocido por su prosa refinada y temas oscuros en sus inicios ("Ian Macabre"), que evolucionaron hacia obras maestras como Expiación y Amor perdurable, ganando prestigiosos premios como el Booker por Ámsterdam, y destacando por su exploración de la obsesión, la moralidad y la memoria, siendo adaptadas muchas de sus obras al cine con éxito

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