McEwan

British

/ məˈkjuːən /

noun

Ian ( Russell ). born 1948, British novelist and short-story writer. His books include First Love, Last Rites (1975), The Child in Time (1987), The Innocent (1990), Amsterdam (which won the Booker prize in 1998), Atonement (2001), Saturday (2005), and On Chesil Beach (2007)

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“I am confident that his discipline and focus will continue to drive BHP’s high-performance culture and advance the company’s unrivaled pipeline of growth options to maximize shareholder returns,” Chair Ross McEwan said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

What We Can Know By Ian McEwan Knopf: 320 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

Speaking to Today, McEwan contrasted the contemplative letters of the past - from the likes of Napolean and Darwin - with today's briefer emails, which may miss deeper personal insights.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

“My ambition in this novel was to let the past, present and future address each other across the barriers of time,” McEwan said earlier this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2025

"Little bairns like that, Mary," McEwan repeated brokenly.

From The Nest Builder by Hale, Beatrice Forbes-Robertson

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