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But while amsterdam was a slim, sleek piece, atonement is a more sturdy, more ambitious work, allowing mcewan more room to play, think, and experiment. His other 15 books include atonement, winner of the national book critics circle award and later adapted into an acclaimed film that was nominated for a number of oscars. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. With nutshell, ian mcewan has performed an incongruous magic. The idea for the extremely unusual narrator of ian mcewan s new novel nutshell first came to him while he. Claude hamlets claudius needs no literary disguise. To ask other readers questions about nutshell, please sign up.
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