Ian Russell McEwan, (born 21 June 1948) is an English novelist and screenwriter. In 2008, The Times featured him on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945" and The Daily Telegraph ranked him number 19 in its list of the "100 most powerful people in British culture".McEwan began his career writing sparse, Gothic short stories. His first two novels, The Cement Garden (1978) and The Comfort of Strangers (1981), earned him the nickname "Ian Macabre". These were followed by three novels of some success in the 1980s and early 1990s. His novel Enduring Love was adapted into a film of the same name. He won the Booker Prize with Amsterdam (1998). His next novel, Atonement, garnered acclaim and was adapted into an Oscar-winning film featuring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. His later novels have included The Children Act, Nutshell, and Machines Like Me. He was awarded the 1999 Shakespeare Prize, and the 2011 Jerusalem Prize.
Ian McEwan
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Ian Maḳyuan, Ен Мак’юэн, イアン マキューアン, and 33 others
Ians Makjuans, イアン・マキューアン, איאן מקיואן, Iyān Mākīwān, 伊恩·麦克尤恩, McEwan, Ian Mac Ewan, Иэн Макьюен, Ioannes McEwan, Ијан Мекјуан, Иън Макюън, เอียน แม็คคิววัน, Ієн Мак'юен, Iėn Makʹi︠u︡en, 이언 매큐언, Իեն Մաքյուեն, Ian McEwan, Ian MacEwan, ايان ماك ايوان, ইয়ান ম্যাকইউয়ান, 이언매큐언, MacEwan, Iyān Mikīwān, Ίαν ΜακΓιούαν, Ian Mc Ewan, 伊恩·麥克伊旺, イアン マッキューアン, إيان ماك إيوان, Иэн Макьюэн, Макьюэн, Ian Russell McEwan, ایان مکیوون, 依仁·麥伊雲 - Born:
- June 20, 1948
