![]() ![]() Ian McEwan: Well, I think the events of September 11 were quite anomalous. ![]() Firstly, if he'd like to talk to us about the novel, and also if he has any thoughts about the relationship between writers like himself and, if you like, 'real-world events'. These are two topics I think we should kick off with. Both attracted a lot of attention and seem to represent a new engagement of the British creative writer with current events. I felt it was a very moving piece and on October 11 he wrote another. Ian wrote a piece for the Guardian for the day after - a speed which was incredible, given the quality of the writing. ![]() But also, and more seriously, like others among us I have been very impressed by Ian's contribution to the discussion in the wake of the awful events of September 11. His latest novel, Atonement, made the Booker shortlist. John Sutherland: I am here solely to act as the thinnest of membranes for Ian McEwan this evening. ![]()
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