Ian McEwan
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MCEWAN, IAN, born 1948

Ian McEwan

Ian McEwan (born 1948) is an English novelist, winner of the 1998 Booker Prize for Amsterdam and author of Atonement.

Books
17
Editions tracked
25
First editions
16
Nationality
United Kingdom

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About Ian McEwan

Ian McEwan (born 1948) is an English novelist and screenwriter, winner of the 1998 Booker Prize for Amsterdam and author of Atonement (2001). Ian Russell McEwan was born in Aldershot, Hampshire, on 21 June 1948.

He read English at the University of Sussex, graduating in 1970, and then took a master's degree at the University of East Anglia, where he was allowed to submit creative writing in place of a critical dissertation. His first book, the story collection First Love, Last Rites (1975), won the Somerset Maugham Award, and his first novel, The Cement Garden (1978), was filmed in 1993. Later novels include The Comfort of Strangers (1981), The Child in Time (1987, Whitbread Novel Award), The Innocent (1990), Black Dogs (1992), Enduring Love (1997), Amsterdam (1998), Atonement (2001), Saturday (2005, James Tait Black Memorial Prize), On Chesil Beach (2007), Solar (2010), Sweet Tooth (2012), The Children Act (2014), Nutshell (2016), Machines Like Me (2019), Lessons (2022) and What We Can Know (2025). He was appointed CBE in 2000 and Companion of Honour in 2023. His papers are held at the Harry Ransom Center, and his books have been translated into more than 30 languages.

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Jonathan Cape published his first novel and remains his UK publisher, so the Cape hardbacks are the UK first editions. The Cement Garden was first published by Cape in 1978 as a 138-page hardback. Atonement was first published by Cape in London in 2001 as a 371-page hardback (ISBN 0-224-06252-2) with a jacket designed by Suzanne Dean; the American edition followed from Nan A. Talese/Doubleday in April 2002. Atonement was shortlisted for the 2001 Booker Prize and filmed by Joe Wright in 2007.

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Collect Ian McEwan

Earliest first editionFirst Love, Last RitesJonathan Cape, 1975 Most editions trackedEnduring Love2 editions
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Reading guide

Ian McEwan books in order

In publication order

  1. 1First Love, Last Rites1975
  2. 2The Cement Garden1978
  3. 3The Comfort of Strangers1981
  4. 4The Child in Time1987
  5. 5The Innocent1990
  6. 6Black Dogs1992
  7. 7The Daydreamer1994
  8. 8Enduring Love1997
  9. 9Amsterdam1998
  10. 10Atonement2001
  11. 11Saturday2004
  12. 12On Chesil Beach2007
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  1. 13Solar2010
  2. 14Sweet Tooth2012
  3. 15The Children Act2014
  4. 16Nutshell2016
  5. 17Machines Like Me2019
In order

First editions, year by year

  1. 1975First Love, Last RitesJonathan Cape
  2. 1978The Cement GardenJonathan Cape
  3. 1981The Comfort of StrangersJonathan Cape
  4. 1987The Child in TimeJonathan Cape
  5. 1990The InnocentJonathan Cape
  6. 1992Black DogsJonathan Cape
  7. 1994The DaydreamerJonathan Cape
  8. 1997Enduring LoveJonathan Cape
  9. 1998Amsterdam Header ExpArrow Children's Dump List
  10. 2001AtonementJonathan Cape
  11. 2007On Chesil BeachJonathan Cape
  12. 2010SolarJonathan Cape
  13. 2012Sweet ToothJonathan Cape
  14. 2014The Children ActJonathan Cape
  15. 2016NutshellRandom House
  16. 2019Machines Like MeJonathan Cape
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Frequently asked questions

What order should I read Ian McEwan's books in?

In publication order they begin with First Love, Last Rites (1975), then The Cement Garden (1978) and The Comfort of Strangers (1981). Books in a series are listed in series order on this page.

What was Ian McEwan's first book?

The earliest book we list is First Love, Last Rites, first published in 1975.

When was Ian McEwan born?

Ian McEwan was born in 1948.

How many Ian McEwan books does MyVolumes track?

We track 17 books by Ian McEwan across 25 editions, 16 of them first editions.

How do I know if my Ian McEwan book is a first edition?

Open the book's page here and compare the publisher, place, date and the issue points we list for the first printing with your copy's title page and copyright page.

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