Ian McEwan is one of the authors of the "ruling triumvirate" of modern British prose. Winner of the Booker Prize. The author became internationally famous for his novel Atonement, based on which the film of the same name starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy was shot. The film adaptation won an Oscar and a Golden Globe.13-year-old Briony says goodbye to childhood. Her stories with naive plots are a thing of the past. A story from the adult world will take their place. Scene #1, viewed from the window: the older sister undresses in front of Robbie's neighbor and dives into the fountain. Ominous Scene # 2: Robbie squeezes his sister in a dark corner of the library. Scene 3, interrupted by an unexpected appearance: the rape of a cousin. Briony is absorbed in this story. A story that she misunderstood and because of which two lives begin to crumble. The young writer will have only one chance to fix everything.The book "Atonement" has incorporated several genres. It is also a psychological novel that explores themes of guilt and forgiveness. It is also a war drama about the retreat of the British army and the surrender of France to Hitler. And a love story about the birth of feelings between two people who have known each other since childhood. By mixing it all into one book, Ian McEwan has created a masterpiece of world literature. Read more…