Atonement -- Modern and Contemporary World Literature Series

Author: (British) Ian McEwan (McEwan, I.) wrote, Guo Guoliang translated
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Publishing Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Ian McEwan is one of the most influential writers in the British literary world today. Since his first short story collection "First Love and Last Rites" won the Somerset Maugham Award in 1975, he has been nominated for the Booker Prize four times and finally won it in 1998 with " Amsterdam ". His new work "Atonement" was also nominated for the Booker Prize in 2002. Although I ultimately did not win the prize, the critics praised it even more than "Amsterdam" with more and more flattering words, believing it to be richer and more readable than "A". It has both appealing and moving plots, comic elements, and a touch of romance, making it truly hard to put down. In 1935, 13-year-old Briony Tallis has a very rich imagination and a talent for writing; the butler’s hammer Robbie, with the help of Mr. Tallis’s scholarship, has already graduated from Cambridge University alongside Briony’s older sister Cecilia, and the two are deeply in love. On a hot summer day, Cecilia stripped in front of Robbie and jumped into the pond to swim. Everything was witnessed by Briony, and coincidentally, that very night, Briony’s cousin staying at the Tallis household was violently assaulted. Briony rashly concluded that Robbie was the culprit and testified against him in court, leading to Robbie’s arrest. But Cecilia, who firmly believed he was innocent, was willing to break ties with her family and persistently loved him. Five years later, Robbie was released from prison. At that time, World War II was ongoing, and he joined the fight to defend his country. Cecilia subsequently enlisted in the military, and Briony also became a military nurse. After experiencing the hardships of life, Briony finally felt guilty and took the initiative to approach Robbie and Cecilia, apologizing for her actions of the past. However, the merciless war，.