Atonement: Book Guide, Author and Facts
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Atonement is a 2001 British metafiction novel written by Ian McEwan. Set in three time periods, 1935 England, Second World War England and France, and present-day England, it covers an upper-class girl's half-innocent mistake that ruins lives, her adulthood in the shadow of that mistake, and a reflection on the nature of writing.
Quick facts about Atonement
- Title: Atonement
- Author: Ian McEwan
- First published: 2001
- Genre: historical romance, dunkirk evacuation, national book critics circle award winner
- OpenLibrary ID: OL1855944W
Where to read Atonement
Atonement by Ian McEwan is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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Atonement is a 2001 British metafiction novel written by Ian McEwan.
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Atonement was written by Ian McEwan.
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Atonement was first published in 2001.
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