On a broader scale, McEwan's portrayal of the mutually parasitic relationship between politicians and journalists is as damning as it is comic. 'McEwan writes the sort of witty repartee and scathing retort we wished we thought of in the heat of battle. masterfully wrought, sure to delight a reader with even half a sense of humor.' - The Atlant Journal-Constitution an energizing tightrope between feeling and lack of feeling, between humanity's capacity to support and save and its equally ubiquitous penchant for detachment and cruelty.' - The San Diego Union-Tribune This Booker Prize-winning novel by McEwan finds two men connecting at the funeral of their ex-lover. Chilling and darkly comic.' - Chicago Tribune Digital Man Booker Prize, Fiction, 1998 The best-selling author of Atonement and Enduring Love, Ian McEwan is known as one of contemporary fiction’s most acclaimed writers. 'Ian McEwan has proven himself to be one of Britain's most distinct voices and one of its most versatile talents. BOOKER PRIZE WINNER NATIONAL BESTSELLER A sharp contemporary morality tale, cleverly disguised as a comic novel, Amsterdam is a. 'At once far-reaching and tightly self-contained, a fin de siécle phantasmagoria.' - New York /rebates/2fbook-search2ftitle2famsterdam2fauthor2fian-mcewan2f&. 'Beautifully spare prose, wicked observation, and dark comic brio.' - The Boston Globe I understand that the book is about hypocrisy, and about how ugly people, who are apparently quite successful, can be. The Booker Prize-winning author of Atonement brilliantly illuminates the collision of sexual longing, deep-seated fears, and romantic fantasy on a young. Ruthless and amusing.' - The New York Times Book Review I just read Amsterdam by Ian McEwan, and I am struggling to find a take home message from this book. 'A dark tour de force, perfectly fashioned.' -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

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