Ian McEwan's latest novel is no ordinary day at the beach
Arguably one of the most widely read contemporary authors in the English language, Ian McEwan made his first appearance at BookExpo America thirty-four years after the publication of his first novel, The Concrete Garden. After describing his long, devoted relationship to his editor and publisher Nan Talese, the author, perhaps best known for his epic novel Atonement, went on to extoll the artistic virtues of very short novels, otherwise known as novellas. Having paved the way, McEwan offered an outline of his own very brief novel, On Chesil Beach, (Nan Talese/Doubleday; June, 2007), about a young couple on their honeymoon at a beach hotel in the 1950's, whose marriage fails hours after they've taken their vows. McEwan reflected on the complexities of human sexuality and the consequent 'timorousness' of human relationships, which his new novel brings into sharp focus.
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Ian McEwan's latest novel is no ordinary day at the beach
